As her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) founders, eminent High Court judge Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) has a life-changing decision to make at work: should she force a teenage boy, Adam (Fionn Whitehead who got his big break in Dunkirk)), to have the blood transfusion that will save his life? Her unorthodox visit to his hospital bedside has a profound impact on them both, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and long-buried feelings in her. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
"The Children Act is a masterpiece from beginning to end and it should not be missed." - Tiffany Tchobanian, Film Threat
Director: Richard Eyre / Cast: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead / Runtime: 105 minute / Country: UK / Language: English / Rating: PG / Drama
Tickets $10 on the door or get a 10 film Flex Pass (valid Sept.-May) for $90. Flex passes available at thebailey.ca
Anyone who purchased a series pass last series may bring a friend for free to one of the first two films - Hearts Beat Loud or Puzzle!
Other films coming up this year:
4 November: C'est la vie - A hectic wedding party held in a 17th century French palace comes together with the help of the behind-the-scenes staff.
18 November: The Miseducation of Cameron Post - In 1993 after teenage Cameron is caught in the backseat of a car with the prom queen, she is sent away to a treatment center called God's Promise for gay conversion therapy.
25 November: Whitney - An amazingly in-depth documentary on the life and music of Whitney Houston.
2 December: Transit - When a man flees France after the Nazi invasion, he assumes the identity of a dead author then meets a young woman desperate to find her missing husband - the very man he's impersonating.
9 December: Colette - Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.