Directed by:
Richard EyreScreenplay:
Ian McEwanCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
Stephen WarbeckCast:
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Rupert Vansittart, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Dominic Carter, Rosie Cavaliero, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Anthony Calf (more)VOD (4)
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Fiona Maye (Thompson) is an eminent High Court judge in London presiding with wisdom and compassion over ethically complex cases of family law. But she has paid a heavy personal price for her workload, and her marriage to American professor Jack (Tucci) is at breaking-point. In this moment of personal crisis, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Whitehead), a brilliant boy who is refusing the blood transfusion which will save his life. Adam is three months from his 18th birthday and still legally a child. Should Fiona force him to live? Fiona visits Adam in hospital and their meeting has a profound emotional impact on them both, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and long‐buried feelings in her. (BBC)
(more)Cast
Shaquille Ali-Yebuah
Best movies:
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Social Suicide (2015)
The Children Act (2017)
Annarie Boor
Best movies:
Ready Player One (2018)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Darkest Hour (2017)
Wendy Nottingham
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Babel (2006)
![Micah Balfour](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/290/165290621_aca162.jpg)
Micah Balfour
UK
Best movies:
The Children Act (2017)
Diana (2013)
The Car: Road to Revenge (2019)
Jin Arai
Japan
Best movies:
The Children Act (2017)
Stacha Hicks
Best movies:
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Captain Phillips (2013)
David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
Rosie Boore
Best movies:
To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters (2016) (TV movie)
The Children Act (2017)