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Oranges and Sunshine 
Directed by Jim Loach Produced by - Camilla Bray
- Iain Canning
- Joan Schneider
- Emile Sherman
Written by Rona Munro Starring Music by Lisa Gerrard Cinematography Denson Baker Editing by Dany Cooper Studio - See Saw Films
- Sixteen Films
Distributed by Icon Film Distribution Release date(s) 8 October 2010 (Pusan)
1 April 2011 (United Kingdom)Country - United Kingdom
- Australia
Language English Budget $4.5 million Oranges and Sunshine is a 2010 drama film directed by Jim Loach with screenplay by Rona Munro.
Contents
Plot
The film tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered the scandal of "home children",[1] a scheme of forcibly relocating poor children from the UK to Australia and Canada.[2] Margaret reunites estranged families 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.[3]
Cast
- Hugo Weaving as Jack
- David Wenham as Len
- Emily Watson as Margaret Humphreys
- Richard Dillane as Merv Humphreys
- Tara Morice as Pauline
- Kate Rutter as Vera
- Helen Grayson as Bureaucrat
- Ruth Rickman as Orphan
- Harvey Scrimshaw as Ben
- Molly Windsor
- Neil Pigot
- Tammy Wakefield as Susan
- Adam Morgan as the Intruder
- Neil May as the Commuter
- Adam Tedder as the Doctor
- Greg Stone as Bob
Production
Filming
Filming took place in Adelaide, Australia, Nottingham and Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Some interior scenes were filmed at the University of Leicester, Leicestershire. A casting session was held in Nottingham to find one boy and girl child actor for the role of Margaret's children.[5]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/feb/20/margaret-humphreys-child-migrants-trust
- ^ "Hollywood flick to tell story of Notts social worker". thisisNottingham. 30 September 2009. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Hollywood-flick-tell-story-Notts-social-worker/article-1379110-detail/article.html. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.cacbindoon.wa.edu.au/history.html
- ^ "Oranges And Sunshine For Watson And Wenham, and Weaving". Empire Online. 4 December 2009. http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=26428. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "Notts youngsters hope to land part in new film". thisisNottingham. 12 October 2009. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Notts-youngsters-hope-land-new-film/article-1410052-detail/article.html. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
External links
Categories:- 2010 films
- British films
- Australian films
- English-language films
- British drama films
- Films set in the 1980s
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