If you loved 12 Mighty Orphans, try The Dig

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to 12 Mighty Orphans, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Dig is

An independent archaeologist gets a second chance when a wartime widow funds his dig on her Suffolk estate. A 6th-century ship burial turns up just as bombers darken the skies. The find reopens old wounds beneath the new ones.

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