| Leonard Maltin/Plot synopsis: |
A loving look back at British family life during the first years of WW2, as seen through the eyes of a young boy to whom the whole thing is a great adventure. Boorman's autobiographical tale (he scripted and produced, as well) is funny, moving and richly detailed; no one has captured the experience of living through the London air raids and bombings so well. Charley Boorman (the director's son, who starred in THE EMERALD FOREST) appears briefly as a German pilot who's been shot down.
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