Mary and Martha Page #3

Synopsis: Hilary Swank stars as Mary and Brenda Blethyn stars as Martha, an American interior designer and British housewife who have little in common apart from the one thing they wish they didn't. When malaria strikes, the lives of these very different women change forever. They forge a deep friendship and embark on an epic journey of self-discovery to Africa, dedicating themselves to the cause of malaria prevention. Beginning to rebuild their lives, they show how ordinary people can make a difference and inspire positive change in the process. Enlisting the help of Mary's estranged father, a former politico, the two women beseech both the powers that be and ordinary people to get involved, realizing a shared responsibility to all the world's children.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Phillip Noyce
Production: Working Title Television
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
TV-PG
Year:
2013
95 min
195 Views


You'll be late.

I love you both.

Mind how you go, darling.

Love you, son.

Ugh! Heh heh.

Bye!

Bye!

Take care.

Bye!

[PEOPLE ULULATING]

Hi!

Hello, Mrs. Morgan.

Hello.

Hi, Mr. George.

Hi.

I'm Pumalele.

Pumalele?

Yes.

Nice to meet you.

Wow! It's colder

than I thought.

Oh, yeah. It's

almost winter here,

and so it's sometimes cold,

but don't worry, ma'am.

I'm going to be

summer all afternoon.

Would you like some

music as we drive?

Yeah, please.

OK.

School starts now.

What's this?

Your first assignment.

Whatever catches your eye.

George, can you please

take your iPod off?

This is also part

of your education.

You're kidding.

What? No, no.

Chastity Brown.

A very great lady.

You like country and western?

Yeah. It's my favorite

kind of music.

Wow. Like Dolly Parton

and Tim McGraw?

That's a little bit

old-school.

Wait. So we're not

gonna get any

Ladysmith Black Mambazo?

Not in my car.

[CAMERA CLICKS]

One bite?

I've had one bite.

OK. One step

at a time.

Here you go.

Patience, is that right?

Yes, ma'am.

Patience.

Um, do you happen to

have anything,

um, I don't know,

more American in the kitchen?

She makes very good pizza.

No, you do pizza in Africa?

Of course.

Super crispy.

Do you, uh, mind making it two?

Two pizzas. OK.

Thank you.

Come on, a smile,

I know, that's too much to ask,

but a nod would be great.

Pizza a good thing?

Thank you.

Thank you.

MAN:
Ah, Mr. O'Connell!

Uh, Kumi, right?

Yes, welcome.

Thank you.

I-I feel like

the prime minister.

This is amazing.

Yeah.

Do you mind if

I take some photos?

Go for it!

Is that OK?

They're beautiful children.

Um...

Here you go, yeah.

[THUNDER]

Can I?

What's wrong with your room?

OK. Just this once.

[RAIN FALLING]

Ugh. Did you

just let one fly?

Maybe.

Heh heh.

Maybe means yes,

and you didn't say, "Excuse me."

So you must be punished.

[LAUGHING]

Stop!

Pew!

It smells so bad!

MARY:
OK, day one.

Weird.

Um, now I have

a serious curriculum

and a serious timetable...

KIDS:
Hello!

And I thought I brought

a bunch of books...

on Africa,

but I don't know where the hell they are.

Now I did find these inside,

although they're from 1973.

We could just look it

up on the internet.

Yeah, that's a great idea.

OK, so what do we got?

The British Empire,

a bunch of Zulus,

a bastard named Rhodes,

Apartheid,

which is racism at its very worst,

and the incredible

Nelson Mandela.

Wears pretty strange shirts.

Yeah.

His moral sense is impeccable,

but his clothing sense...

Sucks.

Yeah. It sucks.

BEN:
So now we come

to the final vote, OK?

Greatest African of all time.

All those supporting

Nelson Mandela,

defeater of Apartheid,

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Richard Curtis

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand-born English screenwriter, producer and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, and Love Actually, as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. He is also the co-founder of the British charity Comic Relief along with Lenny Henry. more…

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