Another Mother's Son | |
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Directed by | Christopher Menaul |
Produced by | Bill Kenwright, Daniel-Konrad Cooper |
Written by | Jenny Lecoat |
Starring |
Jenny Seagrove Julian Kostov Ronan Keating John Hannah Amanda Abbington |
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Bill Kenwright Films
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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 (played by Seagrove), who takes in an escaped young Russian war prisoner (played by Kostov), hiding him from the German forces. Her brother was Harold Le Druillenec and sister was Ivy Forster.
Louisa Gould (Jenny Seagrove) hides an escaped young Russian war prisoner, Feodor (“Bill”) Burriy (Julian Kostov), during World War II.
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.
The World Premiere Charity Gala was held in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on 16 March 2017.