The first trailer for Richard Eyre’s The Children Act, starring Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci has landed.
Based on the novel by Atonement’s Ian McEwan, Thompson and Tucci struggle to keep their marriage afloat after her career starts to come first in their life.
Emma Thompson stars as Fiona, a high-court judge who sees her marriage to Jack, portrayed by Stanley Tucci, break down when she takes on the complex case of young Adam, played by Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion on religious grounds.
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The film is scheduled for a UK and Ireland release on August 24.
The Children Act Official Synopsis
Based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan (Atonement) and brought to the big screen by director Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal, Iris), THE CHILDREN ACT is a compelling and powerful drama telling the story of Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson), an eminent high court judge presiding over ethically complex cases. As the demands of her job cause her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) to reach tipping point, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Fionn Whitehead), a brilliant young boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion on religious grounds.
