Talking about sick children with cancer isn’t a topic I normally cover here on my blog, but watching and reviewing films is. Today, those two topics collide as I share my no-spoiler review of Audrey’s Children, a biopic film that takes on children’s cancer in 1969. Since this is a no-spoiler review, I won’t go into much detail about the children, but please stop reading here if this topic is upsetting.
Audrey's Children in Theaters March 28th
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This is a sponsored post for Review Wire Media for Blue Harbor Entertainment. My thanks to both for the opportunity to review this film and share it. All opinions are my own.
About Audrey’s Children:
Distributed by: Blue Harbor Entertainment /Directed by: Ami Canaan Mann/Screenplay by: Julia Fisher Farbman/Run Time: 1 hour,50 mins./Genre: Drama/Rated: PG
Cast: Natalie Dormer- Dr. Audrey Evans, Jimmi Simpson- Dr. Dan D’Angio, Clancy Brown- Dr. C. Everett Koop, Brandon Michael Hall- Dr. Brian Foust, and many more.
Film Synopsis from Blue Harbor Entertainment:
“Audrey’s Children tells the untold true story of visionary British physician Dr. Audrey Evans, who burst onto the scene in 1969 as the first female Chief of Oncology at the world-renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Battling sexism, medical conventions, and the subterfuge of her peers, Evans developed the first Neuroblastoma Staging System, co-founded the first Ronald McDonald House for families of patients, and, ultimately, impacted the lives of millions of children and families around the world.
When Dr. Evans started her work, only 10 percent of children with cancer survived; now nearly 80 percent survive. “
My Thoughts:
From the first moment I saw Dr. Audrey on screen, I knew I was going to like this film. She has a way of commanding the space she holds. She didn’t defer to the men around her. She didn’t use her femininity to charm or get favor, even while looking delightfully pulled together and feminine in her late 1960s dresses and outfits.
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Most importantly, she held fast to her convictions and beliefs. She was tough as nails one moment and exuded friendliness the next. She smiled, often and at everyone, most especially the children- her children. Dr. Aubrey’s compassion and caring shone!
When taking on hospital policies and politics, she is brilliant, bold, and forthright in equal measure. These are very important and helpful tools for Dr. Audrey to possess, as she takes on sexism and subterfuge from seemingly every corner.
She does find allies at the hospital within the Oncology department. Dr. D’Angio believes in her chemotherapy treatment theory and agrees to listen and help to a point. Even the Chief Physician, Dr. C. Everett Koop, bends rules to assist her with her bold cancer research. Unfortunately, her boldness and inability to “stay within the lines” cause tension and strife with allies and foes alike.
Dr. Audrey’s Children is centered around the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1969, and was filmed in the city. I enjoyed seeing the city from the rooftop of the hospital and the city center. The sets and scenes transport you here. To the city and the hospital.
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The Takeaway:
This is a moving true story; one in which all the actors did a fantastic job in their roles. Dr. Aubrey. A true trail-blazer cares so much about her children. She formed bonds with them. They believe her and ask for her. The parents come to rely on her as well. She does everything in her power to help the whole family, while their child battles cancer.
She even tried to buy a home for the families to stay nearby! She couldn’t because of the banking rules and regulations back then. Can you imagine not being able to purchase a home without your husband or a male family member present to sign off on it?
Thankfully, she persisted with that idea, co-founding the first Ronald McDonald house. Along with her cutting-edge cancer treatment, I found myself wanting to learn more about Dr. Audrey Evans.
If you enjoy strong female role models and films that make you feel a myriad of emotions (mostly good ones), I invite you to go see Dr. Audrey’s Children out in theaters starting tomorrow, Friday, March 28, 2025. Check your local theater for showing times. You can watch the trailer of the film here.
Be sure to check out my recent film reviews here on the Entertainment tab before you go and thanks as always for stopping by to read my latest post.
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