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.
Acting
Thompson's micro-expressions doing ALL the heavy lifting.
Writing
Ian McEwan's adaptation: polite people, impossibly cruel situations.
Director
Richard Eyre
Emma Thompson
Fiona Maye
Stanley Tucci
Jack Maye
Fionn Whitehead
Adam Henry
Jason Watkins
Nigel Pauling
Anthony Calf
Mark Berner
Paul Jesson
Humphrey
Ben Chaplin
Kevin Henry
Eileen Walsh
Naomi Henry
Reena Lalbihari
Samaira
Dominic Carter
Roger
Daniel Fritz
German Journalist
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Amadia Kalu
Rosie Cavaliero
Marina Green
Rupert Vansittart
Sherwood Runcie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real High Court judge who advised on set said Thompson's wig was 'entirely accurate' and also 'deeply upsetting.'
The 2017 case of Ashya King—where parents fled UK to avoid forced treatment—shadowed production and intensified debates about judicial overreach.
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