Oranges and Sunshine is a purist drama centred on Margaret Humphreys, a British social worker who uncovers evidence of a historical government policy that shipped thousands of children from England to Australia. It's a story which needs to be told but it gets weighed down by its seriousness while Margaret's personal life is generally too dull to break the monotony. Despite being lifted by some great acting and solid subject matter, the film fails when it comes to peaking and plateauing instead taking a more documentary-style focus. The soundtrack is enjoyable, but under-utilised, and could have been further expanded upon to make the experience seem less of a chore. A focus on more of the emotion of the major characters as opposed to the document research itself would have made this film a lot more rewatchable. A oncer for most.
6/10
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