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Production countries
GBUnited Kingdom
Origin countries
GBUnited Kingdom
Language
English
Spoken
English
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Broken Token

Released Documentary
19 Oct, 2024 12min
 

Broken Token

Released Documentary
19 Oct, 2024 12min
 

Directed by Paul Rooney

A single female voice sings of waiting in her garden for her ‘dark-eyed sailor’ to return from war, bearing the other half of their token, a gimmel ring. Three veterans pass on the road as she waits, and she asks them: “When you were fighting in distant lands, did you think of the home you left?” In reply the veterans relate their recollections. The garden images in the accompanying film... see more

Directed by Paul Rooney

A single female voice sings of waiting in her garden for her ‘dark-eyed sailor’ to return from war, bearing the other half of their token, a gimmel ring. Three veterans pass on the road as she waits, and she asks them: “When you were fighting in distant lands, did you think of the home you left?” In reply the veterans relate their recollections. The garden images in the accompanying film... see more
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