The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.
Acting
Emily Watson's controlled fury; Hugo Weaving's shattered fragility.
Direction
Jim Loach lets horror breathe in bureaucratic silence.
Director
Jim Loach
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Margaret Humphreys continued her work for decades; the Child Migrants Trust she founded still operates today.
The British government only issued a formal apology in 2010 — the same year this film released, making it uncomfortably contemporary history.
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