Another Mother's Son


Another Mother's Son is a British war drama film directed by Christopher Menaul and written by Jenny Lecoat. The film stars Jenny Seagrove, Julian Kostov, Ronan Keating, John Hannah, and Amanda Abbington.
The film is based on a true story from the German occupation of the Channel Islands, about a Jersey woman named Louisa Gould, who takes in an escaped young Russian war prisoner, hiding him from the German forces. Her brother was Harold Le Druillenec and sister was Ivy Forster.

Premise

hides an escaped young Russian war prisoner, Feodor Burriy, during World War II, with the assistance of her sister Ivy Forster and her brother Harold Le Druillenec.

Cast

directed the film based on the script by Jenny Lecoat, Louisa Gould's great-niece. Bill Kenwright's Bill Kenwright Films produced the film with Daniel-Konrad Cooper.
Principal photography on the film began on 9 November 2015 in Bath, Somerset. Filming also took place at the town's historic building Guildhall and West London Film Studios.

Release

The World Premiere Charity Gala was held in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on 16 March 2017.

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 47% based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 5.4/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".