The Children Act

The Children Act

We all make choices. Hers make history.

2018105 min6.6 / 10

A morally complex legal and personal drama that weighs judicial authority against religious conviction, parental rights, and a judge's own fractured marriage.

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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