The Children Act is a 2017 drama film directed by Richard Eyre, produced by Duncan Kenworthy, and written by Ian McEwan. It stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead. The film had its world premiere at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2017. It was released in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2018, by Entertainment One, and through DirecTV Cinema on 16 August 2018. It is scheduled to be released in United States on August 16, 2018.
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The Children Act is a 2017 drama film directed by Richard Eyre, produced by Duncan Kenworthy, and written by Ian McEwan, based on his 2014 novel of the same name. It stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead. The film had its world premiere at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2017. It was released in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2018, by Entertainment One, and through DirecTV Cinema on 16 August 2018. The Children Act received positive reviews from critics, with a weighted average of 6.10. It is scheduled to be released in United States on August 16, 2018, before being released in a limited release on September 14, 2018.
A24 has acquired distribution rights to the film in the U.S. and will release it in the USA on 14 September, by A24. The movie is based on the 2014 novel by IanMcEwan and is set in the Family Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. A 17-year-old boy, Adam Henry, is suffering from leukaemia. His parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and believe that having a blood transfusion is against biblical principles. A judge, Fiona Maye, decides to give Adam a transfusion, despite his parents’ objections.
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