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Set on the eve of World War II in idyllic Suffolk, it opens with expert excavator Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) arriving via bicycle at wealthy widow Edith Pretty’s (Carey Mulligan) estate. Although he comes with a reputation for being unorthodox, difficult and untrained, she is keen to complete her long-held dream of having the mysterious mounds on her property thoroughly examined before Britain is drawn into battle against Hitler’s mounting forces. With Ipswich Museum focused on their own ...