An angel for May [DVD] / Portman Film presents a Spice Factory/Barzo production in association with Gentian Productions, the Children's Film and Television Foundation, the Yorkshire Media Production Agency/Studio of the North ; a Harley Cokeliss film ; produced by Michael Lionello Cowan, Harley Cokeliss, Jason Piette ; directed by Harley Cokeliss ; screenplay by Peter Milligan.
Format:
[DVD] /
Edition:
Full screen.
Publisher:
Feature Films for Families,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 139 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
"This version approved by Feature Films for Families." Based on the novel by Melvyn Burgess. Tom Wilkinson, Geraldine James, Hugo Speer, Angeline Ball, Julie Cox, John Benfield, Nina Wadia, Dora Bryan, Matthew Beard, Charlotte Wakefield, Anna Massey. Filmed entirely on location in South Yorkshire. Originally produced for television in 2002.
Summary:
Guided by the sheepdog Tess, a young boy named Tom is transported from the present to the time of World War II, where his friendship helps an orphaned evacuee named May. Meanwhile, in the present, Tom's parents are separated, and Tom is unhappy with his mother's plans for remarriage. Includes parent guide for family discussion.
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