The Children Act

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The Children Act is a 2017 British drama film, based on Ian McEwan’s novel, about a High Court judge facing a moral and legal dilemma over a teenage boy refusing a life-saving blood transfusion on religious grounds.

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The Children Act canonical 13
The Children Act (film) 2
The Children Act (novel) 2

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instanceOf British drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Ian McEwan ⓘ
basedOn The Children Act (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Children Act
centralTheme conflict between law and religious belief ⓘ
judicial responsibility ⓘ
marital strain ⓘ
medical ethics ⓘ
cinematographyBy Andrew Dunn ⓘ
coStar Ben Chaplin ⓘ
Eileen Walsh ⓘ
Fionn Whitehead ⓘ
Jason Watkins ⓘ
Nikki Amuka-Bird ⓘ
Rupert Vansittart ⓘ
Stanley Tucci ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Richard Eyre ⓘ
distributor Entertainment One ⓘ
editedBy Dan Farrell ⓘ
filmAdaptationOf The Children Act (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Children Act
genre drama film ⓘ
legal drama film ⓘ
judgeTitleOfProtagonist Justice of the High Court of England and Wales ⓘ
legalIssueDepicted application of the Children Act 1989 in medical treatment decisions ⓘ
mainCharacter Fiona Maye ⓘ
mainCharacterOccupation High Court judge ⓘ
musicBy Stephen Warbeck ⓘ
notableAwardNominationFor Emma Thompson performance ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A High Court judge must decide whether to order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teenage boy who refuses treatment on religious grounds. ⓘ
portrayedBy Emma Thompson ⓘ
producer Duncan Kenworthy ⓘ
productionCompany BBC Films ⓘ
Duncan Kenworthy Productions ⓘ
releaseYear 2017 ⓘ
religiousGroupDepicted Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
linked to: JehovahsWitnesses
runtimeMinutes 105 ⓘ
screenwriter Ian McEwan ⓘ
setting London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sourceWorkPublicationYear 2014 ⓘ
subjectOf legal and ethical debates about minors' medical consent ⓘ
teenagePatientCharacterName Adam Henry ⓘ
teenagePatientPortrayedBy Fionn Whitehead ⓘ

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Stephen Warbeck → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
BBC Films → notableWork → The Children Act (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Children Act
Fionn Whitehead → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
Fionn Whitehead → castMemberOf → The Children Act ⓘ
Mick Audsley → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
Mick Audsley → workedOn → The Children Act ⓘ
Nikki Amuka-Bird → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
The Children Act → basedOn → The Children Act (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Children Act
The Children Act → filmAdaptationOf → The Children Act (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Children Act
Sweet Tooth → followedBy → The Children Act ⓘ
Nutshell → precededBy → The Children Act ⓘ
Benedict John Greenwood → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
Nikki Amuka-Bird → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
subject linked to: Amuka-Bird
Christopher Fulford → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
Deborah Findlay → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
Deborah Findlay → notableWork → The Children Act (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Children Act
Gail Egan → notableWork → The Children Act ⓘ
Gail Egan → notableWork → The Children Act (2017 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Children Act