Taglines: We all make choices. Hers make history.
Fiona Maye (Emma 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 a 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 that 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 the 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.
The Children Act is a 2017 drama film directed by Richard Eyre, produced by Duncan Kenworthy, and 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 USA in a limited release on 14 September 2018, by A24 Films.
The Children Act (2018)
Directed by: Richard Eyre
Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Rupert Vansittart, Rosie Cavaliero, Honey Holmes, Nicholas Jones, Stacha Hicks
Screenplay by: Ian McEwan
Production Design by: Peter Francis
Cinematography by: Andrew Dunn
Film Editing by: Dan Farrell
Costume Design by: Fotini Dimou
Set Decoration by: Sara Wan
Art Direction by: Astrid Sieben, Darren Tubby, Su Whitaker
Music by: Stephen Warbeck
MPAA Rating: R for a sexual reference.
Distributed by: A24 Films
Release Date: August 24, 2018 (United Kingdom), September 14, 2018 (United States)
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