ORANGES AND SUNSHINE
by Jim Loach
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.
original title: | Oranges and Sunshine |
country: | Australia, United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Icon Entertainment International |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jim Loach |
film run: | 104' |
screenplay: | Rona Munro |
cast: | Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham |
cinematography by: | Denson Baker |
film editing: | Dany Cooper |
art director: | Melinda Doring |
costumes designer: | Cappi Ireland |
music: | Lisa Gerrard |
producer: | Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning |
production: | Sixteen Films |