Mary and Martha
2013 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 3,666 VOTES · DIR. Phillip Noyce
Overview
Wealthy American housewife Mary Morgan takes her bullied son George out of school for home education,including a trip to Southern Africa. Whilst in Mozambique George is bitten by a mosquito which crawls through a hole in his net and dies of malaria. After his funeral at home Mary feels a compulsion to return to Africa where she meets English woman Martha O'Connell,whose 24 year old son Ben, a teacher with voluntary service overseas,has also died of malaria. Ben gave his net to one of his pupils,believing adults cannot catch malaria. The two women are shocked to see the high death rate caused by the disease and,whilst Martha stays in Africa as a voluntary helper,Mary petitions the American government to change things. Martha turns up at Mary's house unannounced and,helped by Mary's ex-diplomat father,they address a senate committee on health spending,persuading them to do more to combat malaria. They meet with some success though a coda states that much more can be done.
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00:05:46 You're having an affair with Anita?
00:08:35 I'm reliably informed it's absolute heaven there.
00:11:41 Perfect.
00:15:33 Yes, welcome. Thank you.
00:19:08 [Deep voice] 10.
00:21:55 You want to extend the class?
00:27:01 Yeah. Well played, Mr. Beckham!
00:30:58 All right, give me some diazepam there.
00:38:33 And I can't sit here.
00:44:41 Yeah.
00:49:13 and Manuel has diarrhea
00:55:22 Of course. It's easy to be useful there.
00:59:24 my life, except I can't allow myself to cry
01:02:39 I don't know, but it killed my son.
01:06:09 Today?
01:09:36 from the State Department, which is perfect
01:13:06 I got to go, but how are things with you?
01:15:48 So tell me, why did you leave in the end?
01:19:37 and you add to that every single American life
01:22:57 but a friend of mine used to say
01:27:51 I never said I'm sorry.
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