Oranges and Sunshine
| Oranges and Sunshine | |
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| Directed by | Jim Loach |
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| Screenplay by | Rona Munro |
| Based on |
Empty Cradles by Margaret Humphreys |
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| Music by | Lisa Gerrard |
| Cinematography | Denson Baker |
| Edited by | Dany Cooper |
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Production
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See-Saw Films
Sixteen Films |
| Distributed by | Icon Film Distribution |
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Running time
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105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
| Box office | $6,299,747 |
Oranges and Sunshine is an Australian 2011 drama film directed by Jim Loach as his directorial debut and stars Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham, with a screenplay by Rona Munro, based on the book Empty Cradles by Margaret Humphreys.
The film is based on the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered the scandal of "home children", a scheme of forcibly relocating poor children from the United Kingdom to Australia and Canada.
Margaret reunites estranged families, who are situated in Australia and the U.K., and brings worldwide attention to the cause.
Deported children were promised oranges and sunshine but they got hard labour and life in institutions such as Keaney College in Bindoon, Western Australia. Many were given to the Congregation of Christian Brothers where they were repeatedly raped.
Filming took place in Adelaide, South Australia, Nottingham, at Wirksworth in Derbyshire. Some interior scenes were filmed at the University of Leicester, Leicestershire and the porte-cochère of Nottingham railway station. Other locations that appear are a train on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway; Australia House in London and an overview of Nottingham Council House and the Old Market Square.
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