The Children Act
20186.6movie
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.
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.
The film’s tragedy is that Fiona can only pay lip service (literally, through poetry, and song, and in one stolen, solitary kiss) to the idea of a secular love she has awakened in the impressionable adolescent. Yet it isn’t quite right to…
As mature as movies get, the elegantly costumed and designed “The Children Act” is a welcome getaway from the now-fading summer's loud fare, ... Graceful dramas for adults are a scarcity these days. But thanks in part to a reliable supply…
Adapted by Ian McEwan from his 2014 novel and smoothly directed by Richard Eyre, “The Children Act” stars Emma Thompson as Fiona Maye, a British judge who must decide whether to require Adam ... Trailer: ‘The Children Act’. 2:10. A preview…
