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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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The norm is 250. Adam's count
this morning was 34. - The Children Act

The norm is 250. Adam's count this morning was 34.

A healthy adolescent produces - The Children Act

A healthy adolescent produces

(Mark) Have you discussed
with Adam - The Children Act

(Mark) Have you discussed with Adam

What knowledge does he have
of the manner of his death? - The Children Act

What knowledge does he have of the manner of his death?

Then perhaps you could tell us? - The Children Act

Then perhaps you could tell us?

(Carter sighs) - The Children Act

They simply can't understand - The Children Act

They simply can't understand

Before that, there will be
internal bleeding perhaps, - The Children Act

Before that, there will be internal bleeding perhaps,

The one sure thing is that
it will be a horrible death. - The Children Act

The one sure thing is that it will be a horrible death.

(woman) Do you agree, Professor, - The Children Act

(woman) Do you agree, Professor,

If his 18th birthday
were tomorrow morning, - The Children Act

If his 18th birthday were tomorrow morning,

(woman) I think we can agree - The Children Act

(woman) I think we can agree

His objections
to blood transfusion - The Children Act

His objections to blood transfusion

Is the Church of England a cult? - The Children Act

Is the Church of England a cult?

Are you aware that
the World Health Organization - The Children Act

Are you aware that the World Health Organization

Hepatitis, Lyme disease,
malaria, syphilis, - The Children Act

Hepatitis, Lyme disease, malaria, syphilis,

So if we added up
all the dangers, - The Children Act

So if we added up all the dangers,

(Carter)
The blood products we use - The Children Act

(Carter) The blood products we use

But it wouldn't be
unreasonable, surely, - The Children Act

But it wouldn't be unreasonable, surely,

If I'm not allowed
to transfuse this boy, - The Children Act

If I'm not allowed to transfuse this boy,

Jehovah's Witnesses patients
are often treated now - The Children Act

Jehovah's Witnesses patients are often treated now

This boy needs blood
because his treatment - The Children Act

This boy needs blood because his treatment

- It's as simple as that.
- Thank you, Professor. - The Children Act

- It's as simple as that. - Thank you, Professor.

Thank you for your time,
Professor Carter. - The Children Act

Thank you for your time, Professor Carter.

We'll take a break. 20 minutes. - The Children Act

We'll take a break. 20 minutes.

(phone rings) - The Children Act

I was just gonna leave you
a message. Um... - The Children Act

I was just gonna leave you a message. Um...

From that point on,
we never looked back. - The Children Act

From that point on, we never looked back.

I stopped drinking,
got my training, - The Children Act

I stopped drinking, got my training,

And he was calmer, and
he started doing well at school. - The Children Act

And he was calmer, and he started doing well at school.

And we had a lot of support
from our Kingdom Hall - The Children Act

And we had a lot of support from our Kingdom Hall

We were happy.
We've lived in the truth. - The Children Act

We were happy. We've lived in the truth.

And now, Mr Henry,
your son has leukaemia - The Children Act

And now, Mr Henry, your son has leukaemia

- Is that how you'd put it?
- That's exactly what it is. - The Children Act

- Is that how you'd put it? - That's exactly what ...

Can you tell the court
why you and your wife and Adam - The Children Act

Can you tell the court why you and your wife and Adam

What you have to understand
is that blood, - The Children Act

What you have to understand is that blood,

It's the gift of life that
we should all be grateful for. - The Children Act

It's the gift of life that we should all be grateful fo...

So why would Adam refuse
such a gift from the doctors? - The Children Act

So why would Adam refuse such a gift from the doctors?

Mixing your own blood - The Children Act

Mixing your own blood

It's a rejection of God's gift. - The Children Act

It's a rejection of God's gift.

That's why
he specifically forbids it - The Children Act

That's why he specifically forbids it

And our son, Adam, - The Children Act

And our son, Adam,

Do you and your wife
love your son, Mr Henry? - The Children Act

Do you and your wife love your son, Mr Henry?

And if refusing
a blood transfusion... - The Children Act

And if refusing a blood transfusion...

Then he'd take his place - The Children Act

Then he'd take his place

And how will you and Naomi feel? - The Children Act

And how will you and Naomi feel?

You'll be grief-stricken,
won't you, Mr Henry? - The Children Act

You'll be grief-stricken, won't you, Mr Henry?

So this refusal is Adam's
decision, not coming from you? - The Children Act

So this refusal is Adam's decision, not coming from you...

He's profound. - The Children Act

Mr Henry, these books
of the Bible you mentioned. - The Children Act

Mr Henry, these books of the Bible you mentioned.

At the time of these Iron Age
texts, transfusion didn't exist. - The Children Act

At the time of these Iron Age texts, transfusion didn't...

Many Jehovah's Witnesses
accept blood products - The Children Act

Many Jehovah's Witnesses accept blood products

Isn't it the case that there are
other options open to young Adam - The Children Act

Isn't it the case that there are other options open to ...

I don't know anyone - The Children Act

I don't know anyone

The same strict elders who've
been visiting your son every day - The Children Act

The same strict elders who've been visiting your son ev...

It's true, isn't it, that
if Adam agreed to a transfusion, - The Children Act

It's true, isn't it, that if Adam agreed to a tran...

Disassociated, actually, - The Children Act

Disassociated, actually,

He's in your care and it's
your mind I want to change. - The Children Act

He's in your care and it's your mind I want to cha...

He's scared of being shunned.
Isn't that the term you use? - The Children Act

He's scared of being shunned. Isn't that the term ...

The only world he knows
would turn its back on him - The Children Act

The only world he knows would turn its back on him

My Lady, if you spent
just five minutes with him, - The Children Act

My Lady, if you spent just five minutes with him,

(Mark) Mr Henry,
have you told Adam - The Children Act

(Mark) Mr Henry, have you told Adam

When were
the Jehovah's Witnesses - The Children Act

When were the Jehovah's Witnesses

A committee in Brooklyn
has decided your son's fate. - The Children Act

A committee in Brooklyn has decided your son's fate.

There are deep truths that
weren't previously understood. - The Children Act

There are deep truths that weren't previously understoo...

You've probably no idea
what it means - The Children Act

You've probably no idea what it means

When you were Adam's age, - The Children Act

When you were Adam's age,

Harder to say
when it's your own son. - The Children Act

Harder to say when it's your own son.

Is this what Adam's
been taught to believe? - The Children Act

Is this what Adam's been taught to believe?

(woman) He said,
"I'm my own man." - The Children Act

(woman) He said, "I'm my own man."

(Mark) There's a crucial
difference between the right - The Children Act

(Mark) There's a crucial difference between the right

Slice it as my learned friend
may, he is not 18. - The Children Act

Slice it as my learned friend may, he is not 18.

In so important a matter,
there can be no sheltering - The Children Act

In so important a matter, there can be no sheltering

It's clear that Adam
has a full grasp - The Children Act

It's clear that Adam has a full grasp

It is a patient's basic right,
protected by common law, - The Children Act

It is a patient's basic right, protected by common law,

I submit
My Lady should not be tempted - The Children Act

I submit My Lady should not be tempted

Given the unique circumstances
of this case, - The Children Act

Given the unique circumstances of this case,

I need to know
if he understands his situation - The Children Act

I need to know if he understands his situation

I'll go now to Adam's bedside
in the company of his guardian. - The Children Act

I'll go now to Adam's bedside in the company of hi...

I'll give judgement
in open court when I return, - The Children Act

I'll give judgement in open court when I return,

She's not working
to our deadline. - The Children Act

She's not working to our deadline.

- Hi, Marina. Good to see you.
- You OK? Nice to see you. - The Children Act

- Hi, Marina. Good to see you. - You OK? Nice to see you.

This is Mrs Justice Maye. Very
high up. Here to see young Adam. - The Children Act

This is Mrs Justice Maye. Very high up. Here to see young Ad...

(Marina) I'll let him know
you're coming, My Lady. - The Children Act

(Marina) I'll let him know you're coming, My Lady.

He's made up his mind,
like living for his principles. - The Children Act

He's made up his mind, like living for his principles.

The judge has come to see me.
I knew it. - The Children Act

The judge has come to see me. I knew it.

My Lady. Oh, that's fantastic. - The Children Act

My Lady. Oh, that's fantastic.

You know, I told Marina,
and Donna, the sister, - The Children Act

You know, I told Marina, and Donna, the sister,

And they all said, 'No, no, - The Children Act

And they all said, 'No, no,

Underneath their clothes,
people are sheep. - The Children Act

Underneath their clothes, people are sheep.

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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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