Homechild

"Between 1860 and 1930 an officially sanctioned child migration from Britain to Canada took place, during which over 80,000 children, unaccompanied by thier parents or siblings and often separated from them forever, were placed in factories and farms where they were exploited as indentured child labourers." "Alistair is a retired farmer who lives with his sister-in-law Flora and son Ewan on their family homestead. No longer a viable enterprise, the fields have long been leased out and the house is in serious disrepair. The scattered remnants of the family are gathering for a shaky reunion…