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The Railway Children Return review: A belated sequel that doesn’t have anything meaningful to say about racism

The story is sincere but simplified, dancing perilously close to the kind of historical revisionism that whitewashes Britain’s racist past

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Railway Children reboot: film explores black GI segregation in 40s Britain

Black serviceman storyline ignites chorus of ‘woke’ criticism but is praised by historian as ‘truthful narrative’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022

The Railway Children Return review – family classic sequel stays on track

Plot riffs on the original story include a black US serviceman on the lam in this earnest but likable homage to the beloved 1970 kids’ adventure

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022