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The Children Act

As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.

Director

Richard Eyre

Year

Genre

Box Office

$547,750

Production

FilmNation Entertainment,BBC Film,Toledo Productions

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

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Fiona Maye

Jack Maye

Nigel Pauling

Kevin Henry

Adam Henry

Fionn Whitehead

Mark Berner

Roger

Amadia Kalu QC

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Sherwood Runcie

Rupert Vansittart

Marina Green

Rosie Cavaliero

Kate

Professor Rodney Carter

George

Fiona's Legal Friend

Matt Beauman-Jones

Jill

Amanda

Naomi Frederick

Barrister

Humphrey

Jim The Porter

Naomi Henry

Director

Donna

Laura

Wendy Nottingham

Mr. Soames

Sebastian

Hugh

Roy Whiting-Elder

Fiona's Friend

Colin

Lawyer

Twins Father

Raphael Desprez

High Court Judge

Passerby

Director

Butler

Sarah

Moira

Henry's Solicitor

Patrick Brennan

Journalist

Legal Type - Passersby

Barrister

Ted

Jake

Shaquille Ali-Yebuah

Toby

Blackwell

Family Member

Family uncle at funeral

Courtroom Artist

Caradoc Bell

Maisie

Lucky Wife

Cellist

Master of Rolls

Phoebe

Henrietta Clemett

Distressed mother

Manuela Maletta

Fiona's Party Guest

Battered Wife

Office Nurse

Protester

Barrister

Paul Rotman

Sally

Parish Priest

Charlie Richards

Twins Mother

German Journalist

James McLeish

Samaira

Reena Lalbihari

Usher

Emy

Radhika Aggarwal

Fiona's Friend

Senior Master of the Queen's Bench

Janine Catterall

Kathy

Rich Man

Listings Officer

Fiona's friend

Luana Di Pasquale

Violin Player

Michael Morrow

Keith

Associate

Sarah Somerville

Ted

Lawyer

Porter

Solicitor

Robert Dalgleish

Passerby

Fiona's lawyer friend

Lawyer

James Harry Knight

Passerby

Lawyer

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"Today the court has granted
the hospital a licence - The Children Act

"Today the court has granted the hospital a licence

My Lady, I think you'll be fine
going out the usual way. - The Children Act

My Lady, I think you'll be fine going out the usual way...

(man) I will leave you
with Flaubert's - The Children Act

(man) I will leave you with Flaubert's

"With the gods gone
and Christ not yet come, - The Children Act

"With the gods gone and Christ not yet come,

Before Christianity
began to close the Western mind, - The Children Act

Before Christianity began to close the Western mind,

Oh, yeah. Right, I saw that. - The Children Act

Oh, yeah. Right, I saw that.

Well, I'll tell you, - The Children Act

Well, I'll tell you,

(chuckles) And we'll go
drink some wine and... - The Children Act

(chuckles) And we'll go drink some wine and...

And I can get some opera tickets
for Saturday night. - The Children Act

And I can get some opera tickets for Saturday night.

- Two judgements for Monday.
- Mmm. - The Children Act

- Two judgements for Monday. - Mmm.

- What?
- No, nothing. - The Children Act

- What? - No, nothing.

It's just... like last weekend
and the 50 weekends before that. - The Children Act

It's just... like last weekend and the 50 weekends befo...

I don't know how to say this,
um, but here it is. - The Children Act

I don't know how to say this, um, but here it is.

(sighs) - The Children Act

- Oh, really?
- Yeah. - The Children Act

- Oh, really? - Yeah.

Fi... when was the last time
that we made love? - The Children Act

Fi... when was the last time that we made love?

- No idea.
- No, you wouldn't. - The Children Act

- No idea. - No, you wouldn't.

You once told me
that couples in long marriages - The Children Act

You once told me that couples in long marriages

Do you remember how we were? - The Children Act

Do you remember how we were?

Jack. It's already started,
hasn't it? - The Children Act

Jack. It's already started, hasn't it?

- What's her name?
- Melanie. - The Children Act

- What's her name? - Melanie.

The one who came round
for dinner - The Children Act

The one who came round for dinner

Look you wanna live like this - The Children Act

Look you wanna live like this

How very kind. I can't believe
how cool we are. Open marriage. - The Children Act

How very kind. I can't believe how cool we are. Open ma...

(door closes) - The Children Act

Oh, God. Jack, this is... - The Children Act

Oh, God. Jack, this is...

This is so unfair. I have had
the conjoined twins case... - The Children Act

This is so unfair. I have had the conjoined twins case...

Yes, I know, and before them
the Orthodox Jewish schoolgirls, - The Children Act

Yes, I know, and before them the Orthodox Jewish schoolgirls...

Don't you miss it Fi - The Children Act

Don't you miss it Fi

Well, you've had your answer,
so now what? - The Children Act

Well, you've had your answer, so now what?

Don't you miss it, Fi? - The Children Act

Don't you miss it, Fi?

You have to understand that
it's not just about the sex. - The Children Act

You have to understand that it's not just about the sex...

- Yeah.
- (man) Sorry to disturb you. - The Children Act

- Yeah. - (man) Sorry to disturb you.

A call from the out-of-hours
Urgent Business Associate - The Children Act

A call from the out-of-hours Urgent Business Associate

Now, he and his parents
are refusing. - The Children Act

Now, he and his parents are refusing.

Give notice to the respondents. - The Children Act

Give notice to the respondents.

I want the hospital to serve
evidence by four tomorrow - The Children Act

I want the hospital to serve evidence by four tomorrow

And the parents
should use their best endeavours - The Children Act

And the parents should use their best endeavours

(man) Why is blood
so important to God? - The Children Act

(man) Why is blood so important to God?

The soul, the life, - The Children Act

The soul, the life,

Now let us pray
for our dear friend, Adam Henry, - The Children Act

Now let us pray for our dear friend, Adam Henry,

I went fishing with Dominic
on the River Lea. - The Children Act

I went fishing with Dominic on the River Lea.

Catch anything? Don't tell me.
What have we got? - The Children Act

Catch anything? Don't tell me. What have we got?

You have the child
abducted to Morocco, - The Children Act

You have the child abducted to Morocco,

The parents are making - The Children Act

The parents are making

Oh, and your singing friend,
Mr Berner, - The Children Act

Oh, and your singing friend, Mr Berner,

Of course, My Lady.
Adam. Adam Henry. - The Children Act

Of course, My Lady. Adam. Adam Henry.

An only child. Very devout.
Awfully precocious, they say. - The Children Act

An only child. Very devout. Awfully precocious, they say.

His parents are Kevin and Naomi,
also very devout. - The Children Act

His parents are Kevin and Naomi, also very devout.

Mr Henry runs
his own small company, - The Children Act

Mr Henry runs his own small company,

Um, no, could you please send
the new keys to my clerk? - The Children Act

Um, no, could you please send the new keys to my clerk?

Listen. Cross-examiner asks
a pathologist - The Children Act

Listen. Cross-examiner asks a pathologist

"Oh. How can you be so sure?" - The Children Act

"Oh. How can you be so sure?"

"But couldn't the patient
be alive nevertheless?" - The Children Act

"But couldn't the patient be alive nevertheless?&q...

(laughter continues) - The Children Act

(laughter continues)

My Lady, may I refer you
to my client's undertaking... - The Children Act

My Lady, may I refer you to my client's undertaking...

Your client, Mr Soames,
is in direct breach - The Children Act

Your client, Mr Soames, is in direct breach

Now, I hear, he's in Rabat, - The Children Act

Now, I hear, he's in Rabat,

I was rather expecting
to find you - The Children Act

I was rather expecting to find you

Your client claims
that the £7 million - The Children Act

Your client claims that the £7 million

I am satisfied that the company
is nothing more than a fig leaf - The Children Act

I am satisfied that the company is nothing more than a fig l...

This is an ex-parte application
to exclude - The Children Act

This is an ex-parte application to exclude

What communication have you had
with the other side? None. - The Children Act

What communication have you had with the other side? None.

If the husband's willing to give
an undertaking to your client, - The Children Act

If the husband's willing to give an undertaking to your...

- Where's Jack, anyway?
- Oh, conference. Birmingham. - The Children Act

- Where's Jack, anyway? - Oh, conference. Birmingham.

- You alright? You look a bit...
- No, I'm fine. Um... - The Children Act

- You alright? You look a bit... - No, I'm fine. Um...

They've given us 15 minutes,
which includes an encore. - The Children Act

They've given us 15 minutes, which includes an encore.

Not again.
Shall we do the carol first? - The Children Act

Not again. Shall we do the carol first?

So there's a pavement brawl
outside a pub in Kentish Town. - The Children Act

So there's a pavement brawl outside a pub in Kentish To...

Someone gets a broken jaw,
so it's GBH, - The Children Act

Someone gets a broken jaw, so it's GBH,

Four working-class kids,
clean records, - The Children Act

Four working-class kids, clean records,

No, you don't. You're in front
of me tomorrow and... - The Children Act

No, you don't. You're in front of me tomorrow and....

♪ Lully, lullay - The Children Act

♪ Lully, lullay

(shouting) - The Children Act

- Let us through.
- Look over here, love. Naomi. - The Children Act

- Let us through. - Look over here, love. Naomi.

- That's it.
- Naomi, darling. - The Children Act

- That's it. - Naomi, darling.

- Anything...
- Excuse us. Excuse us. - The Children Act

- Anything... - Excuse us. Excuse us.

In the matter of A, a child. - The Children Act

In the matter of A, a child.

We are here
on a matter of extreme urgency, - The Children Act

We are here on a matter of extreme urgency,

The applicant in the matter - The Children Act

The applicant in the matter

My Lady, I believe all parties
accept that Adam has leukaemia. - The Children Act

My Lady, I believe all parties accept that Adam has leukaemi...

The hospital wishes to treat him
with four drugs, - The Children Act

The hospital wishes to treat him with four drugs,

- No need.
- Thank you, My Lady. - The Children Act

- No need. - Thank you, My Lady.

Two of these drugs
have the side effect - The Children Act

Two of these drugs have the side effect

However, the boy and his parents
are Jehovah's Witnesses - The Children Act

However, the boy and his parents are Jehovah's Witnesse...

This apart,
Adam and his parents agree - The Children Act

This apart, Adam and his parents agree

At this point I'd like to call
the consultant haematologist. - The Children Act

At this point I'd like to call the consultant haematolo...

It's not good, he's weak, - The Children Act

It's not good, he's weak,

The norm is 12.5.
This morning it was 4.5. - The Children Act

The norm is 12.5. This morning it was 4.5.

They're necessary for clotting,
My Lady. - The Children Act

They're necessary for clotting, My Lady.

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As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.

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Director: Richard Eyre

Writer: Ian McEwan

Production: FilmNation Entertainment,BBC Film,Toledo Productions

Genre: drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: $547,750

Released: 14 Sep 2018

Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations

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