Call the Midwife

(2012)

★ 8.6 IMDb · 267 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2012

Runtime: 52 min

Country: United Kingdom

Director: N/A

Cast: Ванесса Редгрейв, Дженни Агаттер, Джуди Парфитт, Molly Vevers, Rebecca Gethings

Plot

Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth; the story follows 22-year-old Jenny, who in 1957 leaves her comfortable home to become a midwife in London's East End. She is surprised to find that she will be living in a convent: Nonnatus House. Working alongside fellow nurses and the medically-trained nuns, Jenny has her eyes opened to the harsh living conditions of the slums, but she also discovers the warm hearts and the bravery of the mothers. Even after Jenny leaves Nonnatus, she continues to chronicle the lives of the midwives who have become her family.