Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

7.0IMDb Score
Released:2010-10-08
Duration:104 min
Director:Jim Loach
Actors:Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Hugo Weaving, Lorraine Ashbourne, David Wenham
Production:See-Saw Films, Little Gaddesden Productions, Sixteen Films, Icon Productions, Screen Australia, EM Media, BBC Film, Creative Europe Media

Overview:

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

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