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SUMMARY:The Children Act
DESCRIPTION:The Children Act\nDirected by: Richard Eyre\nCast: Emma Thompson\, Stanley Tucci\, Fionn Whitehead and Ben Chaplin\nDrama | 14A for mature thematics and sexual references | 105 min. | United Kingdom \n  \nSCREENING:\nThursday\, October 18 – 7:00 pm\, Uptown Theatre\nSaturday\, October 20 – 5:00 pm\, Uptown Theatre \nGet your tickets here! \n  \n“… The Children Act is that rarest of things: an adult drama\, written and interpreted with a sensitivity to mature human concerns…” – Peter Debruge\, VARIETY \n“The two central performances could hardly be better. Thompson works here with remarkable subtlety.” – Stephen Farber\, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER \n  \nSmart\, elegant and deeply moving The Children Act stars two-time Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson in a riveting performance as Fiona Maye\, an eminent High Court judge in London. \nPresiding with wisdom and compassion over ethically complex cases of family law\, she has paid a heavy personal price for her workload. Her marriage to American professor Jack (Stanley Tucci) is at a breaking point and it is in this moment of personal crisis\, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Whitehead)\, a brilliant boy who is refusing the blood transfusion that will save his life. \nAdam is three months from his 18th birthday and still legally a child. Should Fiona force him to live? Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and their meeting has a profound emotional impact on them both\, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and long-buried feelings in her. \n  \nWON – Andreas Award\, Norwegian International Film Festival\, 2018\nNOMINATED – Film and Literature Award\, Film by the Sea International Film Festival\, 2018 \n  \n \n 
URL:https://barriefilmfestival.ca/now-playing/the-children-act/
LOCATION:Uptown Theatre\, 55 Dunlop St. W.\, Barrie\, Ontario\, L4N 1A3\, Canada
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