Wasn't sure what to expect but went to see this in the basis it was Alan Bennet with Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Russell Tovey and Jennifer Saunders. Suddenly I was transported back to my student days in a very similar ward. Jennifer's portrayal struck a chord with her portrayal of the beleaguered ward sister trying her best to care for her patients in an understaffed, underfunded care of the elderly ward.
The sympathetic portrayals of elderly patients caught up in this situation were perfect, David Bradley's grumpy old man, dismayed at his incontinence, Judith Dench's quiet dignity and the reaction of the relatives were spot on.
Jennifer's mean of creating beds stretched a little far however, it is easy to understand how her character thought she was 'caring' for her patients.
The end brought me to tears, proper sobbing I might add. Having worked through the pandemic I was suddenly back in the middle of it all and it kicked like a mule.
I pray the government watch this film. Thank you Alan Bennett for raising our plight so eloquently.
The sympathetic portrayals of elderly patients caught up in this situation were perfect, David Bradley's grumpy old man, dismayed at his incontinence, Judith Dench's quiet dignity and the reaction of the relatives were spot on.
Jennifer's mean of creating beds stretched a little far however, it is easy to understand how her character thought she was 'caring' for her patients.
The end brought me to tears, proper sobbing I might add. Having worked through the pandemic I was suddenly back in the middle of it all and it kicked like a mule.
I pray the government watch this film. Thank you Alan Bennett for raising our plight so eloquently.
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