Bibliograph

The Children Act, producer, Duncan Kenworthy ; writer, Ian McEwan ; director, Richard Eyre

Type

Label

The Children Act, producer, Duncan Kenworthy ; writer, Ian McEwan ; director, Richard Eyre

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for a sexual reference

Main title

The Children Act

Responsibility statement

producer, Duncan Kenworthy ; writer, Ian McEwan ; director, Richard Eyre

Runtime

106

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

Technique

live action

Classification