The Children Act

A High Court judge in marital freefall decides if a teen with cancer gets a transfusion despite his family’s faith. The judge weighs law against belief, the marriage against the bench. A quiet powerhouse carries the moral load.

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Richard Eyre directed The Children Act in 2018. See Richard Eyre's full filmography, where to start with Richard Eyre, or where to go after you've seen everything by Richard Eyre.

The Children Act was released in 2018 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.