A celebrated detective in 1930s England seeks the truth behind his parents' mysterious disappearance in Shanghai, exploring memory and loss.
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A celebrated detective in 1930s England seeks the truth behind his parents' mysterious disappearance in Shanghai, exploring memory and loss.
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England, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him; the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in Old Shanghai, when he was a small boy. Moving between London and Shanghai of the inter-war years, When We Were Orphans is a story of memory, intrigue and the need to return; of a childhood vision of the world surviving deep into adulthood, indelibly shaping and distorting a person...
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Minor violence related to historical and war contexts.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of opium trade as a historical issue.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Moderate focus on colonial inequalities and global war tensions.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate themes of familial loss and systemic colonial suffering.
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