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The Wonder

The Wonder

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Brett Alan Dewing
Nov 30, 2022
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I'll say this much for The Wonder, now on Netflix: the first scene got my attention...but I sensed even then it couldn't earn such a gutsy move.

Based on the novel by Emma Donoghue, the film tells a quiet story of an English nurse called upon to verify the miraculous nature of an 11-year-old Irish girl who has not eaten in four months. It's beautifully s…

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