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The Children Act

We all make choices. Hers make history.

Rating 6.6 / 10Release August 1, 2018Runtime 105 min

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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