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ORANGES AND SUNSHINE (2011) - Trailer and Poster

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Official Synopsis: Oranges and Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times: the deportation of thousands of children from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and drew worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice. Children as young as four had been told that their parents were dead, and been sent to children’s homes on the other side of the world. Many were subjected to appalling abuse. They were promised oranges and sunshine: they got hard labour and life in institutions.

Genre: Drama

Starring: Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Tara Morice

Director: Jim Loach

Screenplay: Rona Munro (screenplay "Ladybird Ladybird")

Rated R for some strong language

Release Date: October 21, 2011 (US - Limited)

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Official Synopsis: To an outsider, the Taylors are the very picture of the successful American family: Charles (Willem Dafoe) is a tenured professor on track to become university president, son Michael (Ryan Reynolds) is a prolific and well-known romance novelist, daughter Ryne (Shannon Lucio) is poised to enter a prestigious law school, and on the day we are introduced to them, matriarch Lisa (Julia Roberts) will graduate from college-decades after leaving to raise her children. But when a serious accident interrupts the celebration, the far more nuanced reality of this Midwestern family’s history and relationships come to light.

Genre: Drama

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Julia Roberts, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hayden Panettiere, Emily Watson

Director: Dennis Lee

Screenplay: Dennis Lee, based on a poem by Robert Frost

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Release Date: October 14, 2011