The Children Act

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The Children Act is a 2017 British drama film, based on Ian McEwan’s novel, about a High Court judge facing a moral and legal dilemma over a teenage boy refusing a life-saving blood transfusion on religious grounds.

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instanceOf British drama film
film
authorOfSourceWork Ian McEwan
basedOn The Children Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Children Act (novel)
centralTheme conflict between law and religious belief
judicial responsibility
marital strain
medical ethics
cinematographyBy Andrew Dunn
coStar Ben Chaplin
Eileen Walsh
Fionn Whitehead
Jason Watkins
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Rupert Vansittart
Stanley Tucci
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Richard Eyre
distributor Entertainment One
editedBy Dan Farrell
filmAdaptationOf The Children Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Children Act (novel)
genre drama film
legal drama film
judgeTitleOfProtagonist High Court judge of England and Wales
surface form: Justice of the High Court of England and Wales
legalIssueDepicted application of the Children Act 1989 in medical treatment decisions
mainCharacter Fiona Maye
mainCharacterOccupation High Court judge
musicBy Stephen Warbeck
notableAwardNominationFor Emma Thompson performance
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A High Court judge must decide whether to order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teenage boy who refuses treatment on religious grounds.
portrayedBy Emma Thompson
producer Duncan Kenworthy
productionCompany BBC Films
Duncan Kenworthy Productions
releaseYear 2017
religiousGroupDepicted JehovahsWitnesses
surface form: Jehovah's Witnesses
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter Ian McEwan
setting London, England
surface form: London
sourceWorkPublicationYear 2014
subjectOf legal and ethical debates about minors' medical consent
teenagePatientCharacterName Adam Henry
teenagePatientPortrayedBy Fionn Whitehead

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Fionn Whitehead notableWork The Children Act
Fionn Whitehead castMemberOf The Children Act
Mick Audsley notableWork The Children Act
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Nikki Amuka-Bird notableWork The Children Act
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this entity surface form: The Children Act (novel)