Oranges and Sunshine ( Oranges & Sunshine )

Oranges and Sunshine (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Oranges & Sunshine
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jim Loach

Written By:
Rona Munro

Actors:
Hugo Weaving ..... Jack
David Wenham ..... Len
Emily Watson ..... Margaret Humphreys
Lorraine Ashbourne ..... Nicky
Tara Morice ..... Pauline
Clayton Watson ..... CM
Aisling Loftus ..... Susie
Richard Dillane ..... Merv
Kate Box ..... Radio studio receptionist
Russell Dykstra ..... Dan
Stuart Wolfenden ..... Bill
Ruth Rickman ..... Orphan
Geoff Morrell ..... Walter
Greg Stone ..... Bob
Marg Downey ..... Miss Hutchison

Synopsis:

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 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.

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 organised deportation of children in care from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly, against the 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.

Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the organised deportation of children in care from the 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.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 30 August, 2011.

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