“We all make choices. Hers make history.”
The Children Act
6.6
652 votes·2018
·1h 45m
·MovieDrama
Overview
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.
Keywords
based on novel or bookmarriage crisislaw and ethicsyoung boylawyerillnessreligiosityjehovah's witness
Cast
Emma Thompson
Fiona Maye
Stanley Tucci
Jack Maye
Fionn Whitehead
Adam Henry
Jason Watkins
Nigel Pauling
Anthony Calf
Mark Berner
Paul Jesson
Humphrey
Ben Chaplin
Kevin Henry
Eileen Walsh
Naomi Henry
Reena Lalbihari
Samaira
Dominic Carter
Roger
Paul Kemble
Keith
Daniel Fritz
German Journalist
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Amadia Kalu
Rosie Cavaliero
Marina Green
Rupert Vansittart
Sherwood Runcie
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