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January 6, 2011
ICON FILM DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCE 1st APRIL 2011 RELEASE FOR "An emotional bombshell of a film that will leave audiences shaken." SCREEN INTERNATIONAL ORANGES AND SUNSHINE Starring Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving & David Wenham Directed by Jim Loach, Written by Rona Monro Produced by Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning Oranges and Sunshine tells the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered one of the most shocking social scandals of recent times: the forced deportation of thousands of children from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and drew worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice. Children as young as four had been told that their parents were dead and were sent to children's homes on the other side of the world. Many were subjected to appalling abuse. They were promised oranges and sunshine: they got hard labour and life in institutions. Margaret Humphreys was recently awarded a CBE in the 2011 Honours List for services to Disadvantaged People. ORANGES AND SUNSHINE will open in cinemas across the UK Friday 1st April 2011 Certificate 15 running time 105 minutes Images from Icon titles are available at www.picselect.com. Oranges and Sunshine is based on the book Empty Cradles by Margaret Humphreys. RRP GBP 6.99. For more information please contact Madeleine Toy at Transworld Publishers. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For further information, interview requests or screening details please contact the Icon Press Office: Sophie Scott This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Zak Brillant This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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