So be prepated for a slow moving film, I didn't mind it one bit. The setting of 1939 is pivotal in several ways: of course the threat of WWII is in the air, but even more important, the way of life in those days was just entirely different, and being in a remote English area (near Ipswich) only reinfornces that. Here he brings us a historical drama about what later became known as the Sutton Hoo treasure, one of the biggest archeological finds in British history. Couple of comments: this is directed by little known Australian director Simon Stone ("The Daughter)". into the movie, but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out. Ptretty's house, starts to dig and soon is working his way towards some intriguing finds. Brown "Are you going to dig upo the mountain?". Brown to do some archeological work on her estate. We then go to "Suffolk, England, 1939" as Basil Brown arrives at the house of Edith Pretty. "The Dig" (2021 release from the UK 112 min.) reminds us at the very beginning that this is "Based On a True Story".
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