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Oranges and Sunshine

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Original title

Oranges and Sunshine

Year

2010

Running time

104 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Jim Loach

Screenwriter

Rona Munro

Cast

Music

Lisa Gerrard

Cinematography

Denson Baker

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-Australia;

See-Saw Films, Sixteen Films

Genre

Drama | Based on a true story

Synopsis

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the organized deportation of children from th e 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 worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

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Awards: 2011: Satellite Awards: 2 Nominations

2011: Australian Academy of Cinema and Television (AACTA Awards): Best Supporting Actor. 6 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"The sincerity of feeling is unmistakable. So's the flat-footedness of the writing."

Mark Feeney: Boston Globe
"Emily Watson, who always brings a special grace to the screen, gives a multilayered performance to the role of Margaret Humphreys"

San Francisco Chronicle
"The result is a problem drama with more problem than drama."

J.R. Jones: Chicago Reader
"The script occasionally employs a clumsy voiceover, but later the same technique works wonderfully, pairing the most dramatic plot points with its most emotional monologues."

Paste Magazine
"The result is a plodding, overly tasteful procedural that holds up its hero as an incorruptible embodiment of goodness."

Andrew Schenker: Slant

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