Oranges and Sunshine

Sun Nov 13, 2011 to
Thu Nov 17, 2011

Time: 21:00 (Sun:20:00)

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Friends of Cinema Society
Phone: 96420491

Description

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 forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, 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. She discovered a secret that the British government had kept hidden for years: one hundred and thirty thousand children in care had been sent abroad to commonwealth countries, mainly Australia. Children as young as four had been told that their parents were dead, and been sent to children's homes on the other side of the world. Many were subjected to appalling abuse. They were promised oranges and sunshine, they got hard labour and life in institutions.

Cast:
Emily Watson (Margaret Humphreys)
Hugo Weaving (Jack)
David Wenham (Len)
Tara Morice (Pauline)

Director: Jim Loach
Writer: Rona Munro, Margaret Humphreys
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

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