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2010 Certificate 15
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Directed by Jim Loach, Oranges & Sunshine tells the real-life story of Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson), 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 .. Read more

Starring Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson, David Wenham
Director Jim Loach
Genres Drama

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Oranges and Sunshine

Directed by Jim Loach, Oranges & Sunshine tells the real-life story of Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson), 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 that the British government had kept hidden for years: one hundred and thirty thousand children in care had been sent abroad to commonwealth countries, mainly Australia. Children as young as four had been told that their parents were dead, and been sent to children's homes on the other side of the world. Many were subjected to appalling abuse. They were promised oranges and sunshine, they got hard labour and life in institutions.

Starring Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson, David Wenham
Director Jim Loach
Studio ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Certificate Certificate 15
Collections July - Drama
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released Production year: 2010

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DVD: 25 Jul 2011

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