Movie
Oranges and Sunshine
Overview
The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-10-08
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- See-Saw Films, Little Gaddesden Productions, Sixteen Films, Icon Productions, Screen Australia, EM Media, BBC Film, Creative Europe Media
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Belgium
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emily Watson as Margaret Humphreys
- Aisling Loftus as Susie
- Hugo Weaving as Jack
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Nicky
- David Wenham as Len
- Tara Morice as Pauline
- Stuart Wolfenden as Bill
- Richard Dillane as Merv Humphreys
- Molly Windsor as Rachel
- Kate Rutter as Vera
- Federay Holmes as Charlotte
- Harvey Scrimshaw as Ben
Crew
- Jim Loach - Director
- Rona Munro - Screenplay
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