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The Children Act 2017 Film | Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead | Review

  • Writer: Amy McLean
    Amy McLean
  • 15 hours ago
  • 1 min read


What's your review of the 2017 film the Children Act? It's directed by Richard Eyre, with a cast including Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead.


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About the Children Act 2017


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The Children Act plot from IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6040662/


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Emma Thompson - Fiona Maye

Stanley Tucci - Jack Maye

Reena Lalbihari - Samaira

Dominic Carter - Roger

Paul Kemble - Keith

Daniel Fritz - German Journalist

Grace Crawford - Usher

Sarah Somerville - Associate

Syreeta Kumar - Moira

Avital Abergel - Twins' Mother

Raphael Desprez - Twins' Father

Jason Watkins - Nigel Pauling

Annabel Galligan - Melanie

Fionn Whitehead - Adam Henry

Howard Ward - Roy Whiting

Rosie Boore - Sarah

Ben Chaplin - Kevin Henry

Eileen Walsh - Naomi Henry


Directed by Richard Eyre

Screenplay by Ian McEwan

Based on The Children Act by Ian McEwan

Music by Stephen Warbeck

Production companies: FilmNation Entertainment, BBC Films

Distributed by A24, DirecTV (United States), Entertainment One (United Kingdom)

Release dates: 9 September 2017 (TIFF), 24 August 2018 (United Kingdom), 14 September 2018 (United States)

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