Rosy (Ellie Moon) is an orphan, but not of the cute little urchin variety popularised by Dickens adaptations. She’s in her early twenties and, despite having grown up in the care system, she has a flat and a job and generally seems to be doing pretty well. She feels that there is a void in her life, however. Other people engage in family events at the weekend; they have mothers who can supply them with hugs when they’re sad or fathers who buy them silly gifts and make them feel special. Rosy has never felt special to anyone, so when she discovers a network through which lonely young adults can meet older people keen to take on a (platonic) parental role, it looks like the perfect solution.
The notion of adult adoption may be presented here as something rather quirky and odd, but it’s actually commonplace in some countries,...
The notion of adult adoption may be presented here as something rather quirky and odd, but it’s actually commonplace in some countries,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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