Goodnight Mister Tom - 1998

This film is based on the 1981 novel by Michelle Magorian.  It follows a young boy, William Beech, who is evacuated from London during the air-raids of World War II, and put into the care of Tom Oakley, an elderly recluse.  Thanks to Tom, William Beech is able to experience a new life of loving and care.

Two musicals based on the book have been written and this 1998 film was made.  There is also a new play of Goodnight Mister Tom, adapted for the stage by national children's dramatist David Wood, opening in early 2011 in London, England.  I really enjoyed this one as it depicts two broken souls at very different ends of the age scale.