Oranges and Sunshine
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Margaret Humphreys, is 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-b
Cast & Crew
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Jim Loach
Director
Emily Watson
Hugo Weaving
Richard Dillane
Federay Holmes
Lorraine Ashbourne
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Children
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Period
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Arri Group; Deluxe Australia; Deluxe Stageone Sound; Eastman Kodak; Feet 'N' Frames; Film Finances, Inc.; Fuji; Huzzah Sound; Icon Uk Group; Icon Uk Group; Media Insurance Brokers; Panavision, Ltd.; Postmodern Sydney; Screen Australia; Screen Australia; See-Saw Films; Sixteen Films
Distribution Company
Cinedigm; Empire; Hoyts Distribution; Icon Uk Group; New Video; New Video Dvd; Odeon S.A.; The Cohen Media Group
Location
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; Australia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Synopsis
Margaret Humphreys, is 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 labor and life in institutions.
Director
Jim Loach
Director
Cast
Emily Watson
Hugo Weaving
Richard Dillane
Federay Holmes
Lorraine Ashbourne
David Wenham
Kate Rutter
Greg Stone
Tara Morice
Stuart Wolfenden
Marg Downey
Chrissie Page
Adam Tedder
Barbara Marten
Alastair Cumming
Eliza Lovell
Molly Windsor
Geoff Revell
Aisling Loftus
Adam Morgan
Russell Dykstra
Carolina Giammetta
Marcus Eyre
Neil Melville
Kate Box
Tanya Myers
Neil Pigot
Harvey Scrimshaw
Geoff Morrell
Crew
Sarah Abbey
Location Manager
Mike Adams
Business Affairs
Simon Alberry
Film Lab
Jess Alexander
Graphic Designer
Suzanne Alizart
Executive
Dave Ashby
Grip
Bob Baines
Adr
Michael Bakaloff
Boom Operator
Denson Baker
Director Of Photography
Arnab Banerji
Executive Producer
Matt Barklem
Electrician
Nikki Barrett
Casting
Nikki Barrett
Casting Director
Sian Bates
Camera Assistant
Ben Bauer
Props
Gary Baxter
Driver
Jo Beckett
Script Supervisor
Jenny Bichard
Medic
Keith Bichard
Consultant
Ian Bickford
Caterer
Kieran Bleakley
Dailies
Heather Bleasdale
Adr
Chinna Boapeah
Boom Operator
Nik Bower
Executive
Hannah Boyton
Scenic Artist
Camilla Bray
Producer
Grant Bridgeman
Sound
Katherine Bridle
Production Executive
Mark Broomhead
Legal Affairs
Alex Brown
Best Boy
Ben Brown
Camera Focus Puller
Sarah Brown
Production
Anni Browning
Executive
Sally Browning
Production Manager
Luke Buckley
Dailies
Anthony Buckner
Sales
Glenn Butler
Recording Engineer
Luca Byrne
Assistant Editor
Trish Cahill
Camera
Neil Calder
Executive
Steve Campbell
Electrician
Iain Canning
Producer
Ean Carr
Compositor
Vicky Chapman
Location Manager
Dany Cooper
Editor
Glenn Coulman
Clapper Loader
Clare Coulter
Lawyer
David Cozens
Camera Focus Puller
Stephen Craighill
Props Buyer
Kahleen Crawford
Casting
Kahleen Crawford
Casting Director
Gethin Creagh
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gethin Creagh
Sound Department
James Currie
Sound Recordist
Lauren Dark
Assistant
Marcello De Francisci
Music
Melinda Doring
Production Designer
Brad Dunn
Compositor
Peta Dunstall
Makeup Assistant
John Durney
Compositor
Bowen Ellames
Art Department
Wizzy Evans
Casting Assistant
Simon Finney
Camera Operator
Christa Foreman
Art Department
Stephen Fuss
Executive
Stephen Fuss
Executive
Cathy Gallagher
Publicity
Lisa Gerrard
Music
Alex Giles
Construction
Jessie Goninon
Floor Runner
Mark Gooder
Executive
Anna Griffin
Floor Runner
Matthew Griffin
Compositor
Stephen Grosz
Lawyer
Bettina Hamilton
Production Coordinator
Ruth Harley
Executive
Greg Harris
Floor Runner
Sam Hayward
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Katherine Heads
Camera
Melissa Heagney
Visual Effects Producer
Melissa Heagney
Visual Effects
Dan Hodgett
Location Assistant
Frank Hruby
Camera Focus Puller
John Hughes
Sound Mixer
Megan Huitema
Production Assistant
Margaret Humphreys
Source Material
Cappi Ireland
Costume Designer
Defrim Isai
Post-Production
Steve Jenkins
Executive
Glen Johnson
Set Decorator
Leah Katz
Adr/Dialogue Editor
James Kay
Lawyer
Mariot Kerr
Costume Supervisor
Mick Kildare
Unit Manager
Louise Knight
Production Manager
Richard Knight
Location Manager
Marie-pier Labelle
Clapper Loader
Lachy Lang
Costumes
Brad Lanyon
Assistant Director
Fiona Lanyon
Associate Producer
Emily Lappin
Head Of Production
Marion Lee
Makeup Artist
Elliot Levey
Adr
Jane Levick
Art Director
Jim Loach
Producer
Peter Luczak
Film Lab
Gordon Macphail
Head Of Production
Brad Maddern
On-Set Dresser
Nathan Mann
Camera Focus Puller
James Manning
Assistant Director
Steve Marcus
Caterer
Nick Matthews
Camera Operator
Ross Matthews
Head Of Production
Kath Mcintyre
Location Assistant
Michael Mcmenomy
Sound
Sharon Menzies
Executive
Teena Mestres
Assistant Editor
Tristram Miall
Executive
Nick Moore
Construction
Robin Morgan
Key Grip
Warwick Moss
Adr
Blake Muir
Compositor
Rona Munro
Screenplay
Tim Murphy
Electrician
Kiaran Murray-smith
Assistant Director
Matt Nettheim
Still Photographer
Simone Nicholson
Production Executive
Sam Noack
Scenic Artist
Russell Noon
Production Coordinator
Matthew North
Camera
Django Nou
Grip
Rebecca O'brien
Executive Producer
James Orr
Music
Estelle Overs
Executive
Natasha Phillips
Assistant Director
Tracy Phillpot
Makeup Designer
Andrew Plain
Sound Editor
Yuri Poetzl
Props
Habib Rahman
Production Accountant
Andrew Ranner
Art Director
Jem Rayner
Camera Focus Puller
Jim Reid
Song
William Reid
Song
Lauren Richards
On-Set Dresser
Angus Robertson
Sound
Dean Rogers
Still Photographer
James Rogers
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jake Rollins
Assistant Director
Joan Schneider
Line Producer
Barry Sechos
Finance Manager
Anna Seifert-speck
Development Executive
Graeme Shelton
Gaffer
Emile Sherman
Producer
John Simpson
Foley Artist
Lisa Simpson
Foley
Chloe Sizer
Executive
Nathan Smith
Film Lab
Nic Smith
Location Assistant
Roger Smith
Script Supervisor
Mick Stanton
Driver
Kirsty Stark
Video
Gai Steele
Lawyer
Cat Stevens
Song Performer
Cat Stevens
Song
Caroline Stewart
Casting Associate
John Stokes
Song
Cameron Stone
Music
Tuesday Stone
Art Director
Zoey Stones
Makeup
Darcy Sullivan
Best Boy
Takahiro Suzuki
Compositor
Barnaby Sweet
Gaffer
Ben Tanti
Compositor
Jonathan Taranto
Matte Painter
Jan Thornton
Production
Kaye Thurgood
Other
Richard Trayling
Storyboard Artist
Katy Tuxford
Art Director
Heather Wallace
Costumes
Ben Walsh
Grip
Sylvia Warmer
Location Manager
Chris Webb
Assistant Director
Matt Wells
Property Master
Deborah Wilde
Post-Production Accountant
Lesley Wise
Business Affairs
Helen Wong
Accountant
Henry Yekanians
Film Lab
Aliya Young
Lawyer
Warwick Young
Adr
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Children
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Period
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Arri Group; Deluxe Australia; Deluxe Stageone Sound; Eastman Kodak; Feet 'N' Frames; Film Finances, Inc.; Fuji; Huzzah Sound; Icon Uk Group; Icon Uk Group; Media Insurance Brokers; Panavision, Ltd.; Postmodern Sydney; Screen Australia; Screen Australia; See-Saw Films; Sixteen Films
Distribution Company
Cinedigm; Empire; Hoyts Distribution; Icon Uk Group; New Video; New Video Dvd; Odeon S.A.; The Cohen Media Group
Location
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; Australia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Fall October 21, 2011
Limited Release in United States Fall October 21, 2011 (Los Angeles and New York City)
Released in United States on Video June 26, 2012
Released in United States on Video June 26, 2012
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2011 (Spotlight)
