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By Sharon A (222) on 23 Jan 2013

I was more impressed than Ian Bain with this. I have a thing about Emily Watson, she is such a good actor…

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By Elgan D (601) on 18 Jan 2013

A low key film about an important yet not exactly cinematic story. A film which presents the details well without being spectacular in any way…

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By Matt C (2,668) on 17 Jan 2013

Children forcefully separated from their parents and then discovering the truth some 30 years later IS an emotional experience.....I fail to…

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By Teejay P (79) on 07 Jan 2013

What makes Oranges and Sunshine a good movie is that is exposes the cruel forced transportation of 130,000 children from the ages of 5-12 eight…

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By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Dec 2012

A very moving, emotional film about the very true story of the forced deportation of well over 100 thousand children to Australia from Britain…

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By Edith N (976) on 23 Dec 2012

They Got the Sunshine, Anyway When I was a child, I read a lot of L. M. Montgomery novels…

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By Dovglas P (23) on 19 Nov 2012

Pretty much like a TV movie, though well-done...nothing amazing but definitely watchable, and interesting due to revealing yet another case…

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By Dennis M (370) on 12 Nov 2012

From Nottingham to Australia and back. Gripping (and true) story of how thousands of children were sent to Australia in the 50's…

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By Camilo D (203) on 10 Oct 2012

Oranges and Sunshine is directed by Jim Loach and adapted to screenplay by Rona Munro from the book Empty Cradles, written by Margaret Humphreys…

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By Adam F (1,100) on 28 Jul 2012

Story of a tragic chapter in the histories of the UK and Australia - the forced separation and deportation of 120k underprivileged children…

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By Patricia D (90) on 07 Jul 2012

A gut-wrenching tale, based on a true story, of the campaign by Margaret Humphreys, a British social worker, to understand how and why thousands…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 04 Jun 2012

Poignant drama revealing the real-life atrocity of thousands of British children torn from their families and deported to Australia…

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By Gillian T (9) on 01 Apr 2012

Enjoyed the film. My cup of tea but I do not think most people would like it…

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By Errol W (9) on 25 Mar 2012

Very powerful film although a bit televisual. Editing could have been a bit tighter but an amazing story and Emily Watson is phenomenal as usual…

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By Trev M (11) on 15 Feb 2012

Living in Perth (where much of the film is set though not actually filmed) and originating from the UK probably brought added relevance for…

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By Alex C (1,429) on 07 Feb 2012

Oranges and Sunshine is a story about a social worker who uncovered the awful longtime scandal that involved the deportation of children from…

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By Tom V (527) on 01 Feb 2012

An amazing film…

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By Matthew A (1,056) on 28 Jan 2012

A sad tale, & the first film I'd seen on it, but could have done a shade more. Would be stunning to those new to the story…

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By Robert F (841) on 28 Jan 2012

Honourable mention: one of the worst films of 2011…

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By Roland H (14) on 22 Jan 2012

A really shocking, powerful and emotional true story. I never knew this happened, well worth a look…

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