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The children act [DVD videorecording] / an A24 release ; Filmnation Entertainment and BBC Films present ; producer, Duncan Kenworthy ; writer, Ian McEwan ; director, Richard Eyre.

Summary:

"Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London ruling with wisdom and kindness over ethically complicated cases of family law. Fiona is tasked with ruling on the case of Adam, an exceptional boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion. He is three months from his eighteenth birthday and legally still a child. Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and it has an extreme emotional impact on them both."--Provided by the distributor.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0031398293972
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (106 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: [Santa Monica, California] : Lionsgate, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
Wide screen.
Participant or Performer Note:
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin, Fionn Whitehead, Rosie Cavaliero, Honey Holmes, Nikki Amuka-bird, Jason Watkins.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
MPAA rating: R; for a sexual reference.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English dialogue; English and Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subject: Great Britain. Children Act 1989 > Drama.
Great Britain. High Court of Justice > Drama.
Women judges > Drama.
Teenage boys > Conduct of life > Drama.
Jehovah's Witnesses > Drama.
Blood > Transfusion > Moral and ethical aspects > Drama.
Genre: Fiction films.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sechelt/Gibsons. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Gibsons Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Gibsons Public Library DVD FIC C (Text) 30886000719514 DVD Volume hold Available -


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