See a second poster for Oranges and Sunshine, starring Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson and David Wenham. Jim Loach makes his feature directorial debut on the drama, helming from the script by Rona Munro (Almost Adult). Oranges and Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, 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. She discovered a secret...
- 9/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See a second poster for Oranges and Sunshine, starring Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson and David Wenham. Jim Loach makes his feature directorial debut on the drama, helming from the script by Rona Munro (Almost Adult). Oranges and Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, 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. She discovered a secret...
- 9/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Recently founded an official UK trailer at The Guardian for a film directed by Ken Loach‘s son Jim was titled Oranges and Sunshine.
Based on a novel “Empty Cradles” by Margaret Humphreys, screenplay was written by Scottish Rona Munro (Aimee & Jaguar, Almost Adult). This is a powerful semi-political story about fighting for what’s right and will bring tears for most eyes.
The movie opens with Margaret (Emily Watson) more or less run into the surprising story when confronted in Nottingham by Charlotte (Federay Holmes), an Australian woman who wants “to find out who I am.”
Supported by fond husband Merv (Richard Dillane), also a social worker, Margaret discovers Charlotte is one of thousands of British teenagers who were illegally deported from children’s homes and sent to Australia “for their own good.”
Despite officials Margaret bring back together Charlotte with her mother. After that she travels to Perth...
Based on a novel “Empty Cradles” by Margaret Humphreys, screenplay was written by Scottish Rona Munro (Aimee & Jaguar, Almost Adult). This is a powerful semi-political story about fighting for what’s right and will bring tears for most eyes.
The movie opens with Margaret (Emily Watson) more or less run into the surprising story when confronted in Nottingham by Charlotte (Federay Holmes), an Australian woman who wants “to find out who I am.”
Supported by fond husband Merv (Richard Dillane), also a social worker, Margaret discovers Charlotte is one of thousands of British teenagers who were illegally deported from children’s homes and sent to Australia “for their own good.”
Despite officials Margaret bring back together Charlotte with her mother. After that she travels to Perth...
- 2/8/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
LONDON -- Organizers of the 17th Dinard Festival of British Film, which unspools in the northern French resort of Brittany Oct. 5-8, said Monday this year's jury will include actor and director Charles Dance, actor Stephen Mangan and Irish actor Bronagh Gallagher. The 2006 jury will be presided over by French actor Francois Berleand alongside fellow French representation including actor Chantal Lauby, producer and agent Dominique Besnehard, director Radu Mihaileanu with Korean actress Yun Chung-Hi and actress Evelyne Bouix also judging. Six films will screen in competition for the Hitchcock d'Or Award which sees the winning title secure a financial contribution of 3,000 ($3,800) towards distribution costs, and a 1,600 ($2,000) grant to the director. The winner will come from Almost Adult, directed by Yousaf Ali Khan, Cashback, directed by Sean Ellis, Menhaj Huda's Kidulthood, London to Brighton, directed by Paul Andrew Williams, Adrian Shergold's Pierrepoint, and Small Engine Repair, directed by Niall Heery. The festival kicks off Oct. 5 with an out-of-competition screening of The Queen, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Helen Mirren, and closes with an out-of-competition outing for Andrea Arnold's Red Road.
- 10/3/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Organizers of the 17th Dinard Festival of British Film, which unspools in the northern French resort of Brittany Oct. 5-8, said Monday this year's jury will include actor and director Charles Dance, actor Stephen Mangan and Irish actor Bronagh Gallagher. The 2006 jury will be presided over by French actor Francois Berleand alongside fellow French representation including actor Chantal Lauby, producer and agent Dominique Besnehard, director Radu Mihaileanu with Korean actress Yoon Shun Lee and actress Evelyne Bouix also judging. Six films will screen in competition for the Hitchcock d'Or Award which sees the winning title secure a financial contribution of 3,000 ($3,800) towards distribution costs, and a 1,600 ($2,000) grant to the director. The winner will come from Almost Adult, directed by Yousaf Ali Khan, Cashback, directed by Sean Ellis, Menhaj Huda's Kidulthood, London to Brighton, directed by Paul Andrew Williams, Adrian Shergold's Pierrepoint, and Small Engine Repair, directed by Niall Heery. The festival kicks off Oct. 5 with an out-of-competition screening of The Queen, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Helen Mirren, and closes with an out-of-competition outing for Andrea Arnold's Red Road.
- 10/2/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- Stephen Frears' The Queen, which picked up two prizes at the Venice Film Festival, will open the 17th annual Festival of British Film in Dinard on France's Brittany coast Oct. 5, organizers said Tuesday. Red Road, the first feature from Andrea Arnold, who won an Academy Award for her live-action short film Wasp in 2005, will be given a gala screening. Six films will compete for the festival's annual Golden Hitchcock award: Almost Adult by Yousaf Ali Khan, Cashback by Sean Ellis, Kidulthood by Menhai Huda, London to Brighton by Paul Andrew Williams, Pierrepoint by Adrian Shergold and Small Engine Repair by Niall Heery.
- 9/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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