Your mother will probably like this one. 'The Dig' is based on a novel based on real events. In 1939 a widowed and sickly English landowner (Carey Mulligan) hired an informally educated excavator (Ralph Fiennes) to dig up some ancient burial mounds on here property. What they discovered proved to a major archeological find, one that effectively rewrote much of what was known of that area in England in the 6th century or so.
Throw in class conflict between the excavator and formally trained archeologists brought in one the job, the loaming clouds of an impending world war, and a romance sub plot for Lily James, and you've got all the pieces you need for this specific type of film. Effecting, subtly stirring, and there's some closeted gay stuff to make it resonate with contemporary concerns. Especially strong performances from Mulligan and Fiennes. ***
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