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Oranges and Sunshine

2010 · 104 min

A quiet, heartfelt drama that slowly reveals a devastating true injustice, leaving you moved and angry at the same time.

Directed by
Jim Loach
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Hugo Weaving
Overview
The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

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Directed by
Jim Loach
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Hugo Weaving
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • family
  • trauma
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Jim Loach
Written by
Rona Munro
Starring
Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Hugo Weaving, Lorraine Ashbourne, David Wenham, Tara Morice, Stuart Wolfenden, Richard Dillane
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Belgium
Languages
English

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