Directed by:
Jim LoachScreenplay:
Rona MunroCinematography:
Denson BakerComposer:
Lisa GerrardCast:
Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Aisling Loftus, Stuart Wolfenden, Tara Morice, Molly Windsor, Kate Box, Harvey Scrimshaw, Tanya Myers, Mandahla Rose (more)VOD (1)
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An extraordinary true story Oranges and Sunshine is a powerful tale of courage and compassion from the producers of The King's Speech. Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson) is an ordinary social worker from Nottingham who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times: the deportation of thousands of children from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being Margaret reunited thousands of families brought authorities to account and drew worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice. (Icon Film Distribution)
(more)Cast
Emily Watson
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Hugo Weaving
Nigeria
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David Wenham
Australia
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Aisling Loftus
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Death of a Superhero (2011)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Stuart Wolfenden
UK
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment (1996) (TV movie)
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Tara Morice
Australia
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Candy (2006)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Molly Windsor
Best movies:
Make Up (2019)
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
The Unloved (2009) (TV movie)
Kate Box
Australia
Best movies:
The Little Death (2014)
The Black Balloon (2008)
The Daughter (2015)
Harvey Scrimshaw
Best movies:
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
The Witch (2015)
Adult Life Skills (2016)
Tanya Myers
Best movies:
Control (2007)
24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997)
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
Mandahla Rose
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Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
All About E (2015)
Richard Dillane
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The Dark Knight (2008)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Wolf Hall (2015) (series)
Barbara Marten
UK
Best movies:
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A Month in the Country (1987)
Vera (2011) (series)
Lorraine Ashbourne
UK
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Maigret (2016) (series)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
King Kong (2005)
Neil Pigot
Australia
Best movies:
Red Dog (2011)
Blessed (2009)
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
Kate Rutter
UK
Best movies:
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Full Monty (1997)
The Last Hangman (2005)
Mark Jardine
Best movies:
Control (2007)
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
Russell Dykstra
Australia
Best movies:
Lantana (2001)
Romulus, My Father (2007)
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
Clayton Watson
Australia
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