In 1978, three children live at Hailsham boarding school with it's adherance to clean living. Kathy and Ruth are friends but when Kathy and Tommy show a growing affection, Ruth steals him away.
They are stunned when a new teacher tells them the truth: they have been cloned to become organ doners who will probably 'complete' after their third donation.
After moving into a halfway house, Ruth and Tommy drift apart while Kathy leaves to become a carer: a doner whose operations are deferred so they can 'buddy' other clones until they 'complete'.
Nine years later, Kathy discovers her friends have started donating. A repentant Ruth dies, and as Kathy and Tommy begin a relationship, they pursue a rumour that a loving couple will get deferred.
This film lingers in your thoughts...
Shelf or charity shop? Although destined for the limbo of my DVD plastic storage box, I will definitely revisit this devastating adaptation of Ishiguro's profound novel for Romanek's autumnal tone, and the remarkable performances of Carey Mulligan as Kathy and Andrew Garfield who is genuinely heartbreaking as Tommy. Keira Knightley has never been better than as the brittle Ruth, Sally Hawkins is touching as the teacher who cannot keep Hailsham's secret and Charlotte Rampling is chilling as the school headmistress who delivers Kathy and Tommy's killer blow.
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