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Oranges and Sunshine

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

20101h 44mNRDrama, History

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About Oranges and Sunshine

Directors
Jim Loach
Cast
Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Hugo Weaving, Lorraine Ashbourne, David Wenham, Tara Morice
Genres
Drama, History
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Belgium
Status
Released

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