Oranges and Sunshine
7.2 /10 1 Votes
Director Jim Loach Duration Story by Margaret Humphreys Country United Kingdom
Australia | 7/10 Genre Drama, History Running time 1h 45m Adapted from Empty Cradles Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 8 October 2010 (2010-10-08) (PIFF)
1 April 2011 (2011-04-01) (United Kingdom)
9 June 2011 (2011-06-09) (Australia) Based on Empty Cradles by
Margaret Humphreys Writer Rona Munro, Margaret Humphreys (book) Initial release April 1, 2011 (United Kingdom) Cast Emily Watson (Margaret Humphreys), Hugo Weaving (Jack), David Wenham (Jack), Tara Morice (Pauline), Aisling Loftus (Susie), Stuart Wolfenden (Bill)Similar movies Emily Watson appears in Oranges and Sunshine and Angelas Ashes |
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Oranges and Sunshine is a 2011 Australian drama film directed by Jim Loach as his directorial debut and stars Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham, with a screenplay by Rona Munro, based on the book Empty Cradles by Margaret Humphreys.
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- Plot
- Cast
- Filming
- Reception
- References
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Plot
The film is based on the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered the scandal of "home children", a scheme of forcibly relocating poor children from the United Kingdom to Australia and Canada.
Margaret reunites estranged families, who are situated in Australia and the U.K., and brings worldwide attention to the cause.
Deported children were promised oranges and sunshine but they got hard labour and life in institutions such as Keaney College in Bindoon, Western Australia. Many were given to the Congregation of Christian Brothers where they were repeatedly raped.
Cast
Filming
Filming took place in Adelaide, South Australia, Nottingham, at Wirksworth in Derbyshire. Some interior scenes were filmed at the University of Leicester, Leicestershire and the porte-cochère of Nottingham railway station. Other locations that appear are a train on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway; Australia House in London and an overview of Nottingham Council House and the Old Market Square.
A casting session was held in Nottingham to find one boy and one girl for the roles of Margaret's children.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 71% based on reviews from 68 critics.
References
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