We all make choices. Hers make history.
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Emma ThompsonFiona Maye
- Stanley TucciJack Maye
- Fionn WhiteheadAdam Henry
- Ben ChaplinKevin Henry
- Jason WatkinsNigel Pauling
- Nikki Amuka-BirdAmadia Kalu
- Anthony CalfMark Berner
- Rosie CavalieroMarina Green
- Eileen WalshNaomi Henry
- Nicholas JonesProfessor Carter
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- Richard EyreDirector
- Ian McEwanWriter
- Andrew DunnDirector of Photography
- Stephen WarbeckOriginal Music Composer
- Dan FarrellEditor
- Duncan KenworthyProducer
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