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Oranges and Sunshine

Synopsis

Oranges and Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the organized deportation of children from the United Kingdom.
Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Jim Loach
Producer
Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
Executive Producer
Suzanne Alizart, Arnab Banerji, Mark Gooder, Sharon Menzies, Rebecca O'Brien
Editor
Dany Cooper ASE
Screenwriter
Rona Munro (script), Margaret Humphreys (book)
Director of Photography
Denson Baker ASC
Production Designer
Melinda Doring
Sound
Production Sound Mixer (UK): John Hughes AMPS
Composer
Lisa Gerrard
Principal cast
Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Lorraine Ashbourne

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Australia coproduction

A Sixteen Films (UK) and See-Saw Films (UK) production presented by Screen Australia (AU) and Little Gaddesden Productions (UK); in association with Fulcrum Media Finance (AU), EM Media (UK), South Australian Film Corporation (AU), Deluxe (AU), Screen NSW (AU), BBC Films (UK)

Sixteen Films

2nd Floor
187 Wardour Street
London
W1F 8ZB

See-Saw Films

2nd Floor
16 Manette Street
London
W1D 4AR

Sales Company

AMBI Distribution (US)

Craig Kelner
9454 Wilshire Blvd. Suite M-16
Beverly Hills
CA 90212
USA

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