The Children Act
2017·United Kingdom·105 min.
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British High Court judge Fiona Maye is a judge in a life-and-death situation when her court is faced with a teenage boy whose life can be saved — decrees materia medica — only by a blood transfusion. Based on religious objection, his Jehovah’s Witness parents refuse medical intervention.
DirectorRichard Eyre
ScreenwriterIan McEwan
MusicStephen Warbeck
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
CastEmma Thompson·Stanley Tucci·Fionn Whitehead·Jason Watkins·Ben Chaplin·Rupert Vansittart·Anthony Calf·Rosie Cavaliero·Andrew Havill·Nicholas Jones·Dominic Carter·Micah Balfour·Nikki Amuka-Bird·Des McAleer·Eileen Walsh·Alex Felton·Honey Holmes·Chris Wilson·Daniel Eghan·Flor Ferraco·Ty HurleyShow all
Original titleThe Children Act