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The Children Act

In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

Director

Richard Eyre

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Genre

Box Office

$547,750

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N/A

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Fiona Maye Jack Maye Adam Henry Fiona Maye Fiona Maye

So you've come
to change my mind. - The Children Act

So you've come to change my mind.

Please, miss, set me on the path
of righteousness. - The Children Act

Please, miss, set me on the path of righteousness.

I have to be sure
you know what you're doing. - The Children Act

I have to be sure you know what you're doing.

Leukaemia's
a very serious illness. - The Children Act

Leukaemia's a very serious illness.

Refusing a blood transfusion
when it could save your life, - The Children Act

Refusing a blood transfusion when it could save your life,

Should we?
Let you do yourself in? - The Children Act

Should we? Let you do yourself in?

The law is an ass - The Children Act

The law is an ass

So they say. - The Children Act

But let's just consider
the practicalities. - The Children Act

But let's just consider the practicalities.

With a transfusion, - The Children Act

With a transfusion,

But how about this, Adam?
Partial recovery. - The Children Act

But how about this, Adam? Partial recovery.

You could lose your sight,
suffer brain damage. - The Children Act

You could lose your sight, suffer brain damage.

If you don't believe in God, - The Children Act

If you don't believe in God,

I haven't said I don't believe. - The Children Act

I haven't said I don't believe.

I need to know
you've thought this through. - The Children Act

I need to know you've thought this through.

Blind or mentally disabled,
or both. - The Children Act

Blind or mentally disabled, or both.

For the rest of your life.
Ready for that? - The Children Act

For the rest of your life. Ready for that?

(rapid bleeping) - The Children Act

(rapid bleeping)

(regular bleeping) - The Children Act

(regular bleeping)

Always too busy. - The Children Act

Always too busy.

Why is anything wrong, My Lady? - The Children Act

Why is anything wrong, My Lady?

Murder, torture, lying, being
unfaithful in your marriage. - The Children Act

Murder, torture, lying, being unfaithful in your marriage.

It's in our hearts.
God has put it there. - The Children Act

It's in our hearts. God has put it there.

And so... like, even if
we get useful information - The Children Act

And so... like, even if we get useful information

Blood isn't just a biological thing - The Children Act

Blood isn't just a biological thing

Blood isn't just
a biological thing - The Children Act

Blood isn't just a biological thing

It's life itself. - The Children Act

It's life itself.

We've chosen to live
in God's truth - The Children Act

We've chosen to live in God's truth

It's a simple rule
we wanna live by. - The Children Act

It's a simple rule we wanna live by.

We're not inflicting it
on anyone else. - The Children Act

We're not inflicting it on anyone else.

We just wanna live our lives
in the truth as we see it. - The Children Act

We just wanna live our lives in the truth as we see it.

Thank you, Adam. - The Children Act

Thank you, Adam.

And if I decided the hospital
can legally transfuse you, - The Children Act

And if I decided the hospital can legally transfuse you,

Alright, before I go, will you
tell me about your guitar? - The Children Act

Alright, before I go, will you tell me about your guitar?

It looks really lived-in.
Lovely. - The Children Act

It looks really lived-in. Lovely.

I've been playing four weeks - The Children Act

I've been playing four weeks

And this is the hardest so far. - The Children Act

And this is the hardest so far.

- (plays wrong note)
- No, it's a C. There. - The Children Act

- (plays wrong note) - No, it's a C. There.

♪ And on my leaning shoulder - The Children Act

♪ And on my leaning shoulder

It's Yeats, a very famous poet
and a lovely poem. - The Children Act

It's Yeats, a very famous poet and a lovely poem.

It's dinnertime for you
and I have to be in court. - The Children Act

It's dinnertime for you and I have to be in court.

My Lady, please...
stay a bit longer. - The Children Act

My Lady, please... stay a bit longer.

"She bid me take life easy." - The Children Act

"She bid me take life easy."

I am bound by the Children Act - The Children Act

I am bound by the Children Act

Are you coming back? - The Children Act

Are you coming back?

I find that A himself, - The Children Act

I find that A himself,

He must be protected from
his religion and from himself. - The Children Act

He must be protected from his religion and from himself.

His life is more precious than his dignity - The Children Act

His life is more precious than his dignity

In my judgement, - The Children Act

In my judgement,

My direction and declaration
are as follows. - The Children Act

My direction and declaration are as follows.

It will be lawful
for the applicant hospital - The Children Act

It will be lawful for the applicant hospital

Look, the only important thing
is that I love you. - The Children Act

Look, the only important thing is that I love you.

- You fucked her.
- Yes. - The Children Act

- You fucked her. - Yes.

But if it was a stupid mistake,
then so is this, because... - The Children Act

But if it was a stupid mistake, then so is this, because...

Excuse me Long day - The Children Act

Excuse me Long day

(door buzzer) - The Children Act

Suppose...
Suppose she had to get you. - The Children Act

Suppose... Suppose she had to get you.

Would you still go after her?
Yeah, you would? - The Children Act

Would you still go after her? Yeah, you would?

- (ringing tone)
- Hello? - The Children Act

- (ringing tone) - Hello?

I need a solicitor. Yeah. - The Children Act

I need a solicitor. Yeah.

(Jack) "The following morning,
ten-year-old Peter Fortune - The Children Act

(Jack) "The following morning, ten-year-old Peter Fortu...

They're brothers, stupid. - The Children Act

They're brothers, stupid.

"He had eaten too much as well,
because his stomach felt tight, - The Children Act

"He had eaten too much as well, because his stomach fel...

No jumping on the bed, OK, - The Children Act

No jumping on the bed, OK,

(ringing tone) - The Children Act

My Lady, I got your number.
It wasn't difficult. - The Children Act

My Lady, I got your number. It wasn't difficult.

I'm out of hospital at last, - The Children Act

I'm out of hospital at last,

I loved it
when you came and sat with me - The Children Act

I loved it when you came and sat with me

But if it wasn't for you,
I'd be neither. I'd be dead. - The Children Act

But if it wasn't for you, I'd be neither. I'd...

(bleep) - The Children Act

We go round the world
in an oil tanker - The Children Act

We go round the world in an oil tanker

My Lady, it's me again,
Adam Henry. - The Children Act

My Lady, it's me again, Adam Henry.

(sighs) - The Children Act

Assuming they want it,
what about an encore? - The Children Act

Assuming they want it, what about an encore?

A few Christmases ago,
we did My Funny Valentine - The Children Act

A few Christmases ago, we did My Funny Valentine

♪ My funny valentine - The Children Act

♪ My funny valentine

It's nothing sinister, honestly.
I... I don't mean to harass you. - The Children Act

It's nothing sinister, honestly. I... I don't mean...

I'm... I'm just... I thought
you wouldn't recognise me. - The Children Act

I'm... I'm just... I thought you wouldn't rec...

- How did you get my number?
- It's not difficult. - The Children Act

- How did you get my number? - It's not difficult.

I feel the top of my head
has sort of exploded - The Children Act

I feel the top of my head has sort of exploded

- Adam, look, I can't.
- Please, My Lady, please. - The Children Act

- Adam, look, I can't. - Please, My Lady, please.

It's just poems
I've been writing - The Children Act

It's just poems I've been writing

You look a lot stronger.
How's it been? - The Children Act

You look a lot stronger. How's it been?

Sometimes the idea of having
a stranger's blood inside me - The Children Act

Sometimes the idea of having a stranger's blood inside ...

Yeah, but I wanted...
Look, I've so many questions. - The Children Act

Yeah, but I wanted... Look, I've so many questions.

Adam, there's something
I want you - The Children Act

Adam, there's something I want you

I've got lots of new cases, - The Children Act

I've got lots of new cases,

I think I wanna have an affair - The Children Act

I think I wanna have an affair

Do you understand? Your future's
out there waiting for you. - The Children Act

Do you understand? Your future's out there waiting for ...

Divorce? Are you serious?
Without even telling me? - The Children Act

Divorce? Are you serious? Without even telling me?

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In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

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Director: Richard Eyre

Writer: Ian McEwan

Production: N/A

Genre: Drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: $547,750

Released: 14 Sep 2018

Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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