The Children Act(Movie, 2017)

Name: The Children Act
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: T01:45:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 45min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 278 votes)

The Children Act is a 2017 drama film directed by Richard Eyre, produced by Duncan Kenworthy, with a screenplay written by Ian McEwan, based on his 2014 novel of the same name. It stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead. The film had its world premiere at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2017. and was released in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2018, by Entertainment One, and through DirecTV Cinema on 16 August 2018, before opening in the US in a limited release on 14 September 2018, by A24. ()

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Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 46min

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About The Children Act

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.

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Trailer for The Children Act + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Children Act | Official Trailer | A24(Trailer, 2:05)

Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Plays in: London

Based on: "The Children Act" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: BBC Films, FilmNation Entertainment, Toledo Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 22 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/14/2018 (World premiere: 08/01/2018)

Cast: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead

Director: Richard Eyre

Producer: Duncan Kenworthy

Screenwriter: Ian McEwan

Film Editor: Dan Farrell

Director of Photography: Andrew Dunn

Composer: Stephen Warbeck

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Um Ato de Esperança"

"El Veredicto"

"LA LEY DEL MENOR"

"My Lady"

"判決"

"Закон о детях"

"判決"

Keywords: marriage crisis, illness, religiosity, lawyer, jehovahs witness, young boy, based on novel or book, law and ethics

Revenue: 17,696,794 USD

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The Children Act(Movie, 2017)

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