Directed by:
Richard EyreScreenplay:
Ian McEwanCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
Stephen WarbeckCast:
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Rupert Vansittart, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Dominic Carter, Rosie Cavaliero, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Anthony Calf (more)Plots(1)
Fiona Maye (Thompson) is an eminent High Court judge in London presiding with wisdom and compassion over ethically complex cases of family law. But she has paid a heavy personal price for her workload, and her marriage to American professor Jack (Tucci) is at breaking-point. 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 which will save his life. Adam is three months from his 18th birthday and still legally a child. Should Fiona force him to live? Fiona visits Adam in 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. (BBC)
(more)Cast
Emma Thompson
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Stanley Tucci
USA
Best movies:
Road to Perdition (2002)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Spotlight (2015)
Fionn Whitehead
UK
Best movies:
Dunkirk (2017)
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
The Duke (2020)
Rupert Vansittart
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Ben Chaplin
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Little Boy (2015)
Jason Watkins
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
Dominic Carter
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Murdered for Being Different (2017) (TV movie)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Rosie Cavaliero
UK
Best movies:
Jane Eyre (2011)
Green Wing (2004) (series)
Vera Drake (2004)
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Nigeria
Best movies:
Quarry (2016) (series)
The Outfit (2022)
The Children Act (2017)
Anthony Calf
UK
Best movies:
Our Mutual Friend (1998) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Nicholas Jones
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
The Best of Men (2012) (TV movie)
Andrew Havill
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The King's Speech (2010)
Eileen Walsh
Ireland
Best movies:
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Triage (2009)
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Daniel Tuite
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Cinderella (2015)
The Children Act (2017)
Daniel Eghan
Best movies:
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Paul Jesson
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Vera Drake (2004)
Michele Austin
Best movies:
NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac (2020) (theatrical recording)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
All or Nothing (2002)
Alex Felton
Best movies:
Harley and the Davidsons (2016) (series)
The Children Act (2017)
Chris Wilson
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Anjana Vasan
India
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Brexit (2019) (TV movie)
Cinderella (2015)