Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 40M
Director : Jim Loach
Writer : Rona Munro
Synopsis
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. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.
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