Allelujah may be heartwarming. But it’s also a missed opportunity
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Andrew Wileman2023-03-24T15:17:00
Heidi Thomas’ latest project asks important questions about how we care for and value older people. But jokes about bedpans risk undermining the dignity the film seeks to bring to old age, warns Andrew Wileman
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