Another Mother's Son
Another Mother's Son is a 2017 British war drama film directed by Christopher Menaul, written by Jenny Lecoat, and starring 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 (played by Seagrove), who takes in an escaped young Russian war prisoner (played by Kostov). Premise. Louisa Gould (Jenny Seagrove) hides an escaped young Russian war prisoner, Feodor Burriy (Julian Kostov), from the German forces during World War II, assisted by  her sister Ivy Forster (Amanda Abbington) and her brother Harold Le Druillenec (Ronan Keating). Production. Christopher Menaul 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".