UK / Australia,
2010, 110 min
Directed by:
Jim LoachScreenplay:
Rona MunroCinematography:
Denson BakerComposer:
Lisa GerrardCast:
Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Aisling Loftus, Stuart Wolfenden, Tara Morice, Molly Windsor, Kate Box, Harvey Scrimshaw, Tanya Myers, Mandahla Rose (more)VOD (1)
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An extraordinary true story Oranges and Sunshine is a powerful tale of courage and compassion from the producers of The King's Speech. Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson) is an ordinary social worker from Nottingham who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times: the deportation of thousands of children from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being Margaret reunited thousands of families brought authorities to account and drew worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice. (Icon Film Distribution)
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