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Oranges and Sunshine

  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
Set in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunite the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in Britain.
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Set in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly ... Read allSet in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in Britain.Set in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in Britain.

  • Director
    • Jim Loach
  • Writers
    • Rona Munro
    • Margaret Humphreys
  • Stars
    • Emily Watson
    • Aisling Loftus
    • Stuart Wolfenden
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Loach
    • Writers
      • Rona Munro
      • Margaret Humphreys
    • Stars
      • Emily Watson
      • Aisling Loftus
      • Stuart Wolfenden
    • 67User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 21 nominations

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    Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
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    Emily Watson
    Emily Watson
    • Margaret
    Aisling Loftus
    Aisling Loftus
    • Susie
    Stuart Wolfenden
    Stuart Wolfenden
    • Bill
    Lorraine Ashbourne
    Lorraine Ashbourne
    • Nicky
    Federay Holmes
    Federay Holmes
    • Charlotte
    Richard Dillane
    Richard Dillane
    • Merv
    Molly Windsor
    Molly Windsor
    • Rachel
    Harvey Scrimshaw
    Harvey Scrimshaw
    • Ben
    Heath Tammy
    Heath Tammy
    • Susan
    • (as Tammy Wakefield)
    Alastair G. Cumming
    Alastair G. Cumming
    • Australia House Official
    • (as Alistair Cummings)
    Kate Rutter
    Kate Rutter
    • Vera
    Hugo Weaving
    Hugo Weaving
    • Jack
    Marg Downey
    • Miss Hutchison
    Geoff Revell
    • Syd
    Chrissie Page
    Chrissie Page
    • Betty
    Tristan Hudson
    • Archivist
    Marie Wheeler-King
    • Rita
    Tanya Myers
    • Joan
    • Director
      • Jim Loach
    • Writers
      • Rona Munro
      • Margaret Humphreys
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Based on true events, the real Margaret Humphreys was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993, and awarded Commander of the British Empire in 2011 for her work.
    • Goofs
      When Margaret is searching through the Public Records of Births and Marriages each entry gives full details, is handwritten, and sorted by town and presented in chronological order. In reality, to protect data they are single-line typed entries giving basics and references for obtaining full details, for anywhere in the country, and sorted alphabetically by surname for each quarter of the year.
    • Quotes

      Orphan: All day, in blazing heat, no rest, no water. I was nine years old, and I was lifting rocks the size of my upper body. And he's yelling at us, "you weak, weak pitiful sons of whores". We built Stations of the Cross, but who was crucified, huh? Tell me that.

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 23 March 2011 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Wild World
      Written and performed by Cat Stevens

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    User reviews67

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    10/10
    Haunting, heartbreaking
    Here is another example of past British governmental ideas of what was 'good' for disadvantaged or otherwise unprotected children. One recalls the heartless relocation of aboriginal children in Australia so vividly portrayed in "Rabbit-Proof Fence". After watching "Oranges and Sunshine" (and I didn't even see it from the beginning) I couldn't stop thinking of all those thousands upon thousands of helpless little boys and girls, deprived of any human rights whatsoever and doomed to cheerless and loveless childhoods. And then added to the flawed concept of this wholesale export of the underage needy is the fact that there are always predators who will pervert power over the weak into a free hand with abuse of every kind.

    Of course the greater part of the 'migrants' were profoundly damaged by the appalling treatment they received in a program officially perceived to be 'beneficial', at least in some quarters. Who was to benefit from the production of scarred adults, one has to wonder? Disposing of unwanted people by transporting them to far-flung colonies or Dominions was business as usual a couple of centuries ago; what's especially shocking is the discovery that this was occurring not in Early Georgian or Dickensian England, but only decades ago-- recently, uncomfortably recently. And this in a supposedly civilized nation! This film should have been made thirty years ago...
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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • BBC Films (United Kingdom)
      • Cohen Media Group
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oranges & Sunshine
    • Filming locations
      • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia(location)
    • Production companies
      • Screen Australia
      • Little Gaddesden Productions
      • Fulcrum Media Finance
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $143,480
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,600
      • Oct 23, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,017,653
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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