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Back Home (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 103 mins · English
- Directed by
- Piers Haggard
- Starring
- Anna Madeley, Mac McDonald, Hayley Mills, Jean Anderson, Sarah Wynter, Michael Clark
During World II, the spirited red‑haired Rusty is evacuated to the United States for safety. Five years later she returns to post‑war England, confronting a family she barely knows, a strict boarding school, and aristocratic classmates. She must navigate these unfamiliar expectations and find her place in a world that has changed.
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