Initially it is difficult to understand what exactly is going on (how can the girl sruvive for months without eating?), but then as the movie plays out, we finally see the bigger picture: a morality play on religion with different perspectives from the girl's parents, the doctor, the parish priest, and of course the nurse. The movie is deliberately paced slowly, reflecting the times of Ireland in the 1860s. I have not read that novel and hence cannot comment how closely (or not) the movie sticks to the original book. Here he brings to the big screen the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue. Couple of comments: this is the latest from acclaimed Chilean director Sebastian Lelio ("Gloria", "A Fantastic Woman"). At this point we are 10 min into the movie. Or has she? Lib is to watch the girl in 8 hour shifts, along with a local nun. Lib Wright, an English nurse who is sent to a remote part of Ireland to observe an 11 yo girl whose family claims has not eaten in 4 months. As "The Wonder" (2022 release from Ireland 109 min) opens, we are introduced to.
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