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The Railway Children Return (2022)

The Railway Children Return poster
Directed by
Morgan Matthews
Genre
drama film, family film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 266 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three children are evacuated from wartime London to a small Yorkshire village. They befriend a lonely boy and help him hide a secret, while their mother works nearby. The story centers on their adventures and the kindness of the local railway community.

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What happens

The Railway Children Return, known as Railway Children in the US, is a 2022 family drama film directed by Morgan Matthews and written by Danny Brocklehurst. It is a sequel to the 1970 film The Railway Children, itself based on the E. Nesbit novel of the same name. The film stars Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith, Tom Courtenay and John Bradley. It was released in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2022 by StudioCanal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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