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God's Children Night after night he risked his own life, descending into the foul disease-ridden slums of the East End to seek out destitute children – beggars, thieves and child prostitutes. He was frequently attacked, ending up in hospital with broken bones. By day, he made dozens of High Court appearances and on several occasions narrowly avoided being jailed for abducting children. Indeed, the forces against him were so strong that they nearly destroyed him. But he persevered and overcame them. His efforts built up a huge institution and brought about major changes in the law. By the time he died in 1905, he had rescued 60,000 homeless children from death on the streets. And at his funeral, those streets were lined by thousands of the ordinary people who adored him. The man is Thomas Barnardo. |
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Subterranea Two central characters: Gloria – the beautiful and icy cold daughter of a Triad ganglord. She is visiting London with her father who has flown over from Hong Kong to defuse a feud with a rival Triad family. Conn – newly arrived from Ireland to gamble (and win) in Chinatown , Conn is stripped of his innocence as he is unwittingly sucked into the tumultuous vortex of the Triad feud. Lee Woo has to preserve his family honour – he must kill Gloria and his own son – only this will reset the balance. But Lee is dying of cancer and Sammy sees union with Gloria as the key to ultimate power. As his father’s health fails, Sammy’s ambition gains desperate momentum. Amidst all of this turmoil, Conn is the unlikely hero. He risks his future and even his life to defend his own, self-imposed code of honour. The film is set over a 24-hour period, and opens with Gloria escaping the subterranean streets and the clutches of her pursuers. She bursts out into the colourful festivities of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Gerrard Street and with each step she takes into the familiar cosmopolitan London streets, we witness the creeping contamination of corruption, on the oblivious population above ground. By contrast, Dury’s establishment is a stylish and exclusive club combining the traditions of the high class opium dens of the Orient with the attitude and elegance of an English gentleman’s club. |
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