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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date2018-08-01
Languageen
Runtime1h 45m
Revenue$17,696,794
Production

FilmNation Entertainment, BBC Film, Toledo Productions

6.6(659)
•2018•1h 45m

The Children Act

"We all make choices. Hers make history."

Drama

Overview

In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

Director
Richard Eyre
Writing & Screenplay
Ian McEwan
Cinematography
Andrew Dunn

Principal Cast

65 credited
Emma Thompson
Emma ThompsonFiona Maye
Stanley Tucci
Stanley TucciJack Maye
Fionn Whitehead
Fionn WhiteheadAdam Henry
Ben Chaplin
Ben ChaplinKevin Henry
Jason Watkins
Jason WatkinsNigel Pauling
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Nikki Amuka-BirdAmadia Kalu
Anthony Calf
Anthony CalfMark Berner
Rosie Cavaliero
Rosie CavalieroMarina Green
Eileen Walsh
Eileen WalshNaomi Henry
Nicholas Jones
Nicholas JonesProfessor Carter

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