A historical movie
Name of movie, year of release: Hope and Glory, 1987
Starring: -Sebastian Rice-Edwards (Billy Rohan)
-Sarah Miles (Grace Rohan)
-David Hayman (Clive Rohan)
-Sammi Davis (Dawn Rohan)
-Geraldine Muir (Sue Rohan)
Directed by: John Boorman
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Reviewer’s Rating: 5/5
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Running Time: 113 minutes
Genre: comedy, drama, war-film
A beautiful life-leçon in wich kids outgrows our parents...
A traditional British patriotic song? A movie? Hope and Glory of course! The Rohan family: Bill, his sisters Sue and Dawn, and his parents Grace and Clive. They are living in a suburb of London, just before the start of the Second World War. After the war starts, Clive joins the army, leaving Grace alone to watch over the children.
Seen through the eyes of 7-year-old Bill, the "fireworks" provided by the Blitz every night are as exciting as they are terrifying. His family do not see things in quite the same way as the bombs continue to drop, but their will to survive brings them closer together. The nightly raids do not provide the only drama, however, as his older sister, Dawn, falls for a Canadian soldier, becomes pregnant, and finding her life turned upside down, soon discovers the value of her family. The family eventually moves to the Thames-side home of Grace's parents when their house burns down (not in an air raid, but in an ordinary fire). This provides an opportunity for Bill to spend more time with his bad-tempered grandfather.

Hope and Glory The family