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The Children Act

I am bound by The Children Act, and the clear injunction of its opening lines. The child's...

Fiona Maye:

I am bound by The Children Act, and the clear injunction of its opening lines. The child's wellfare shall be the courts paramount consideration. Assuming a good recovery, this young man's welfare is better served by his love of reading and his newly found passion for the guitar, by the exercise of his lively intelligence and by the expression of a playful affectionate nature and by all of live and love that lie ahead of him

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I am bound by the Children Act
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and the clear injunction of its opening lines
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The child's welfare
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shall be the court's paramount consideration
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Assuming a good recovery
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this young man's welfare is better served
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by his love of reading
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and his newly found passion for the guitar
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by the exercise of his lively intelligence
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and by the expression of a playful affectionate nature
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and by all of life and love that lie ahead of him
Duration
44 seconds
Views
332
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:59
Uploaded
Nov 26, 2022
Genres
drama
Production
FilmNation Entertainment,BBC Film,Toledo Productions

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Movie Summary

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

Actors

Emma Thompson
Fiona Maye
Emma Thompson
Are you coming back? - The Children Act 00:05
Are you coming back?
I find that A himself, - The Children Act 00:13
I find that A himself,
He must be protected from his religion and from himself. - The Children Act 00:07
He must be protected from his religion and from himself.
His life is more precious than his dignity - The Children Act 00:06
His life is more precious than his dignity
In my judgement, - The Children Act 00:07
In my judgement,
My direction and declaration are as follows. - The Children Act 00:04
My direction and declaration are as follows.
It will be lawful for the applicant hospital - The Children Act 00:12
It will be lawful for the applicant hospital
Look, the only important thing is that I love you. - The Children Act 00:05
Look, the only important thing is that I love you.
- You fucked her. - Yes. - The Children Act 00:04
- You fucked her. - Yes.
But if it was a stupid mistake, then so is this, because... - The Children Act 00:04
But if it was a stupid mistake, then so is this, because...
Excuse me Long day - The Children Act 00:04
Excuse me Long day
(door buzzer) - The Children Act 00:07
(door buzzer)
Suppose... Suppose she had to get you. - The Children Act 00:04
Suppose... Suppose she had to get you.
Would you still go after her? Yeah, you would? - The Children Act 00:04
Would you still go after her? Yeah, you would?
- (ringing tone) - Hello? - The Children Act 00:07
- (ringing tone) - Hello?
I need a solicitor. Yeah. - The Children Act 00:04
I need a solicitor. Yeah.
(Jack) "The following morning, ten-year-old Peter Fortune - The Children Act 00:15
(Jack) "The following morning, ten-year-old Peter Fortu...
They're brothers, stupid. - The Children Act 00:04
They're brothers, stupid.
"He had eaten too much as well, because his stomach felt tight, - The Children Act 00:15
"He had eaten too much as well, because his stomach fel...
No jumping on the bed, OK, - The Children Act 00:07
No jumping on the bed, OK,