Never Let Me Go
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Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy are best friends who grow up together at an English boarding school with a chilling secret. When they learn the shocking truth that they are genetically engineered clones raised to be organ donors, they embrace their fleeting chance to live and love.
In English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English SDH or Spanish; closed captions
Based on the book by Kazuo Ishiguro
Special features: The secrets of Never let me go; director Mark Romanek's on-set photography; Tommy's art; National Donor Programme & Hailsham Campaign graphics
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Sexual Content: sexual engagement of young adults
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Add a CommentRather boring. Sexual sense.
Heartbreaking. Sure its about cloning, but its really about the human condition, what is our purpose here, what does it mean to be in love? I was shocked that this movie was totally overlooked by the Academy Awards. I loved it, so emotionally evocative that I do not think I could bear another viewing. Few films can I say that about.
This movie made me cry. I just couldnt understand why they didnt leave. However it made me understand the need to meet the obligations set before you. They never wanted to leave just to have a little more time to love.
Did not know anything about the movie. I rented it because of the actors in it. Very sad movie. This was not enjoyed by my husband or myself and I wish I had not borrowed it from the library. The plot is dark. Children are born to have their bodies harvested for their organs. They are not expected to live long into adult hood. It is quite morbid that the characters understand their fate and accept that they may not have children or grow old or have a normal life. They live their short life as best they can experiencing human emotions. You get to watch these characters end up dying. Blah.
It wasn't until the one teacher said what they wouldn't become and then I kind of got to wondering - are they going to just allow it. Sadly there are parts in the world where such things do happen only not everyone is party to the knowledge. Sadly many people see other people as objects for whatever use they please. THis one though is all of society and something that hopefully never happens.
A heartbreakingly sad movie both on the personal level where we allow jealousy to control our actions and our cruelty to one another, and then on the societal level of how we can take a group of people, decide that they are less than human and so can treat them as disposable. (How Ruth's body is left there on the table after her "harvest.") And also how those separated accept their fate. They tried to buy time, but knew that was a temporary thing. (I read the book a couple years before seeing the film.)
Very slow and kind of boring love story with some sci-fi elements.
I cried.
I rather enjoyed this one. It didn't seem "slow" to me. I could really connect with the characters
I feel like the theme of cloning has been around Hollywood for a while. I found this film slow and drawn out. I much preferred The Island.