This court is a court of law not of morals.
Fiona Maye (Thompson) is an eminent High Court judge in London presiding with wisdom and compassion over ethically complex cases of family law. But she has paid a heavy personal price for her workload, and her marriage to American professor Jack (Tucci) is at breaking-point.
In this moment of personal crisis, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Whitehead), a brilliant boy who is refusing the blood transfusion which will save his life. Adam is three months from his 18th birthday and still legally a child. Should Fiona force him to live?
Fiona visits Adam in hospital and their meeting has a profound emotional impact on them both, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and longβburied feelings in her.
Starring:
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead
Director:
Richard Eyre
Producers:
Duncan Kenworthy
Screenplay:
Ian McEwan
Executive Producers:
Glen Basner, Ben Browning, Joe Oppenheimer, Beth Pattinson, Charles Moore
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Credits summary:
FilmNation and ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Films present A Duncan Kenworthy Production
Released:
24 August 2018
In cinemas:
24 August 2018