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More Winners – The Journey (1990)

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clip Setting right a terrible wrong

Original classification rating: G. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

At the end of their journey, Agnes (Melanie Boomer) and Ada (Christen Cornell) find an old baby crib and a box in a cave, In the box is a letter from Justus Zuckermann (Owen Weingott) in which he explains how Agnes is his stolen baby daughter. Ada is delighted to have a sister and the girls set off home together.

Curator’s notes

This final scene wraps up the story in a rather hurried manner leaving many questions unanswered on a first viewing. The now wild and frenzied Martha leaves the story in a dramatic flourish of red flames and fog.