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

Isn't it the case that there areother options open to young Adam and you could, if you...

Isn't it the case that there are
other options open to young Adam and you could, if you wanted,
play your part in persuading him to take them
and save his life?

Full Transcript

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Isn't it the case that there are other options open to young Adam
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and you could, if you wanted, play your part
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in persuading him to take them and save his life?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:11
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
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.
I don't know anyone - The Children Act 00:05
I don't know anyone
The same strict elders who've been visiting your son every day - The Children Act 00:05
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 00:09
It's true, isn't it, that if Adam agreed to a tran...
Disassociated, actually, - The Children Act 00:06
Disassociated, actually,
He's in your care and it's your mind I want to change. - The Children Act 00:04
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 00:04
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 00:06
The only world he knows would turn its back on him
My Lady, if you spent just five minutes with him, - The Children Act 00:08
My Lady, if you spent just five minutes with him,
(Mark) Mr Henry, have you told Adam - The Children Act 00:06
(Mark) Mr Henry, have you told Adam
When were the Jehovah's Witnesses - The Children Act 00:05
When were the Jehovah's Witnesses
A committee in Brooklyn has decided your son's fate. - The Children Act 00:04
A committee in Brooklyn has decided your son's fate.
There are deep truths that weren't previously understood. - The Children Act 00:04
There are deep truths that weren't previously understoo...
You've probably no idea what it means - The Children Act 00:06
You've probably no idea what it means
When you were Adam's age, - The Children Act 00:04
When you were Adam's age,
Harder to say when it's your own son. - The Children Act 00:04
Harder to say when it's your own son.
Is this what Adam's been taught to believe? - The Children Act 00:04
Is this what Adam's been taught to believe?
(woman) He said, "I'm my own man." - The Children Act 00:17
(woman) He said, "I'm my own man."
(Mark) There's a crucial difference between the right - The Children Act 00:08
(Mark) There's a crucial difference between the right
Slice it as my learned friend may, he is not 18. - The Children Act 00:04
Slice it as my learned friend may, he is not 18.
In so important a matter, there can be no sheltering - The Children Act 00:08
In so important a matter, there can be no sheltering