Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016 · 94 min · EN · 7.5 (136 votes)
Dir. Roger Mainwood · Starring Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway, Roger Allam, Virginia McKenna, Peter Wight · Music Carl Davis

“Forty years of change. One enduring love.”

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This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

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A tender, beautifully illustrated journey through a lifetime of love and quiet resilience. It captures the warmth of everyday moments against the backdrop of sweeping historical change, feeling both intimate and epic.

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london, englandmarried couplebased on true storyadult animationillustration