The Children Act

Eyre, Richard, 1943- (film director.). Kenworthy, Duncan, (film producer.). McEwan, Ian, (screenwriter.). Thompson, Emma, (actor.). Tucci, Stanley, (actor.). Whitehead, Fionn, 1997- (actor.). Chaplin, Ben, (actor.). Watkins, Jason, 1966- (actor.). Amuka-Bird, Nikki, 1976- (actor.). Calf, Anthony, (actor.). Cavaliero, Rosie, (actor.). Walsh, Eileen, 1977- (actor.). Jones, Nicholas, 1946- (actor.). Vansittart, Rupert, (actor.). Warbeck, Stephen, (composer.). Farrell, Dan (Film editor), (editor of moving image work.). Dunn, Andrew (Andrew William), (director of photography.). McEwan, Ian. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Children Act. (Added Author). Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). FilmNation Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). BBC Films, (production company.). Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Anthony Calf, Rosie Cavaliero, Eileen Walsh, Nicholas Jones, Rupert Vansittart. (Cast).

Summary:

Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London ruling with wisdom and kindness over ethically complicated cases of family law. Fiona is tasked with ruling on the case of Adam, an exceptional boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion. He is three months from his eighteenth birthday and legally still a child. Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and it has an extreme emotional impact on them both.

Record details

ISBN: 9786317504127
ISBN: 6317504121
Physical Description: 1 videodisc ( approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Wide screen. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan. Special features: commentary with the director, writer and producer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Original music by Stephen Warbeck; editor, Dan Farrell; director of photography, Andrew Dunn.
Participant or Performer Note:	Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Anthony Calf, Rosie Cavaliero, Eileen Walsh, Nicholas Jones, Rupert Vansittart.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for a sexual reference.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC Region 1; widescreen 16x9 (1.98:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).