The Children Act

The Children Act

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Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead star in this morally complex legal drama based on Ian McEwan’s acclaimed novel about a judge forced to determine a child’s fate.

"Judge Fiona Maye (Thompson) is married to her work, which has become a problem for her husband, Jack (Tucci), who announces that he wants to have an affair.

Treating the matter more as an annoyance than a life-altering crisis, Fiona kicks Jack out and focuses on her current case.

The question: should a couple who are Jehovah's Witnesses be permitted to deny a life-saving blood transfusion to their leukemia-stricken 17-year-old son (Whitehead).

Fiona finds herself taking unusual measures to determine her verdict — measures that will have far-reaching consequences.

" (Toronto International Film Festival).

Showtimes and Cinemas...

Sunday 23rd December

10:15am Auckland: Botany Downs - Hoyts Cinemas

10:00am Auckland: Howick - Monterey Cinemas

6:45pm Auckland: Howick - Monterey Cinemas

12:15pm Auckland: Matakana - Matakana Cinemas

7:00pm Auckland: Matakana - Matakana Cinemas

10:10am Auckland: Mission Bay - Berkeley Cinemas

10:55am Auckland: Newmarket - Rialto Cinemas

4:20pm Auckland: Newmarket - Rialto Cinemas

6:30pm Auckland: Newmarket - Rialto Cinemas

8:45pm Auckland: Newmarket - Rialto Cinemas

10:00am Auckland: Northcote Point - Bridgeway Cinemas

2:50pm Auckland: Northcote Point - Bridgeway Cinemas

5:15pm Auckland: Northcote Point - Bridgeway Cinemas

10:30am Bay Of Plenty: Tauranga - Rialto Cinemas

2:20pm Bay Of Plenty: Tauranga - Rialto Cinemas

4:30pm Bay Of Plenty: Tauranga - Rialto Cinemas

5:15pm Bay Of Plenty: Whakatane - WhakaMax Cinema

11:00am Canterbury: Christchurch - Academy Gold Cinema

3:15pm Canterbury: Christchurch - Academy Gold Cinema

7:45pm Canterbury: Christchurch - Academy Gold Cinema

10:00am Canterbury: Christchurch - Hoyts Northlands

5:50pm Canterbury: Christchurch - Hoyts Northlands

11:00am Canterbury: Rangiora - Town Hall Cinemas

3:50pm Canterbury: Rangiora - Town Hall Cinemas

6:00pm Canterbury: Rangiora - Town Hall Cinemas

12:40pm Canterbury: Timaru - Movie Max Digital

5:50pm Canterbury: Timaru - Movie Max Digital

12:05pm Canterbury: Woolston - Deluxe Cinemas

4:20pm Canterbury: Woolston - Deluxe Cinemas

6:25pm Canterbury: Woolston - Deluxe Cinemas

6:00pm Coromandel: Whitianga - Mercury Twin Cinemas

3:40pm Gisborne: Gisborne - The Odeon Theatre

10:40am Hawke's Bay: Hastings - Focal Point Cinema

6:00pm Hawke's Bay: Havelock North - Cinema Gold

1:00pm Hawke's Bay: Napier - Globe Theatrette

3:20pm Manawatu-Wanganui: Feilding - Focal Point Cinemas

10:40am Manawatu-Wanganui: Levin - Focal Point Cinemas

6:10pm Manawatu-Wanganui: Levin - Focal Point Cinemas

1:10pm Nelson-Tasman Bay: Nelson - State Cinemas

6:25pm Nelson-Tasman Bay: Nelson - State Cinemas

1:30pm Northland: Kerikeri - Cathay Cinemas

6:00pm Otago: Arrowtown - Dorothy Browns

1:15pm Otago: Dunedin - Rialto Cinemas

3:30pm Otago: Dunedin - Rialto Cinemas

8:30pm Otago: Dunedin - Rialto Cinemas

6:00pm Otago: Wanaka - Rubys Cinema

5:45pm Southland: Gore - SBS St James Theatre

3:30pm Taupo-Central Plateau: Taupo - Starlight Cinema

11:30am Waikato: Cambridge - Tivoli Cinema

1:00pm Wellington: Brooklyn - Penthouse Cinema & Cafe

3:30pm Wellington: Brooklyn - Penthouse Cinema & Cafe

5:50pm Wellington: Brooklyn - Penthouse Cinema & Cafe

8:10pm Wellington: Brooklyn - Penthouse Cinema & Cafe

10:20am Wellington: Masterton - The Screening Room

7:30pm Wellington: Masterton - The Screening Room

2:45pm Wellington: Miramar - Roxy Cinema

3:30pm Wellington: Petone - Light House Cinema

6:00pm Wellington: Petone - Light House Cinema

10:15am Wellington: Waikanae - Shoreline Cinema

3:30pm West Coast: Hokitika - Regent Theatre

Monday 24th December

1:00pm Auckland: Botany Downs - Hoyts Cinemas

10:00am Auckland: Howick - Monterey Cinemas

5:20pm Auckland: Howick - Monterey Cinemas

11:00am Auckland: Matakana - Matakana Cinemas

5:15pm Auckland: Matakana - Matakana Cinemas

4:00pm Auckland: Mission Bay - Berkeley Cinemas

10:55am Auckland: Newmarket - Rialto Cinemas

4:20pm Auckland: Newmarket - Rialto Cinemas

6:30pm Auckland: Newmarket - Rialto Cinemas

10:50am Auckland: Northcote Point - Bridgeway Cinemas

1:00pm Auckland: Northcote Point - Bridgeway Cinemas

5:15pm Auckland: Northcote Point - Bridgeway Cinemas

5:00pm Auckland: Waiheke Island - Waiheke Cinema

10:40am Bay Of Plenty: Tauranga - Rialto Cinemas

1:00pm Bay Of Plenty: Tauranga - Rialto Cinemas

4:20pm Bay Of Plenty: Tauranga - Rialto Cinemas

10:15am Bay Of Plenty: Whakatane - WhakaMax Cinema

4:20pm Bay Of Plenty: Whakatane - WhakaMax Cinema

11:00am Canterbury: Christchurch - Academy Gold Cinema

1:00pm Canterbury: Christchurch - Academy Gold Cinema

3:30pm Canterbury: Christchurch - Academy Gold Cinema

10:00am Canterbury: Christchurch - Hoyts Northlands

5:00pm Canterbury: Christchurch - Hoyts Northlands

11:00am Canterbury: Rangiora - Town Hall Cinemas

3:50pm Canterbury: Rangiora - Town Hall Cinemas

6:00pm Canterbury: Rangiora - Town Hall Cinemas

3:20pm Canterbury: Timaru - Movie Max Digital

12:05pm Canterbury: Woolston - Deluxe Cinemas

4:20pm Canterbury: Woolston - Deluxe Cinemas

6:25pm Canterbury: Woolston - Deluxe Cinemas

3:45pm Coromandel: Whitianga - Mercury Twin Cinemas

11:00am Gisborne: Gisborne - The Odeon Theatre

10:40am Hawke's Bay: Hastings - Focal Point Cinema

10:40am Manawatu-Wanganui: Levin - Focal Point Cinemas

10:20am Nelson-Tasman Bay: Nelson - State Cinemas

1:10pm Nelson-Tasman Bay: Nelson - State Cinemas

6:25pm Nelson-Tasman Bay: Nelson - State Cinemas

4:15pm Otago: Arrowtown - Dorothy Browns

11:15am Otago: Dunedin - Rialto Cinemas

2:30pm Otago: Dunedin - Rialto Cinemas

5:45pm Otago: Dunedin - Rialto Cinemas

3:00pm Otago: Wanaka - Rubys Cinema

6:30pm Southland: Gore - SBS St James Theatre

3:30pm Taupo-Central Plateau: Taupo - Starlight Cinema

1:10pm Wellington: Brooklyn - Penthouse Cinema & Cafe

3:30pm Wellington: Brooklyn - Penthouse Cinema & Cafe

6:00pm Wellington: Brooklyn - Penthouse Cinema & Cafe

3:00pm Wellington: Masterton - The Screening Room

3:25pm Wellington: Miramar - Roxy Cinema

10:30am Wellington: Petone - Light House Cinema

5:45pm Wellington: Petone - Light House Cinema

12:30pm Wellington: Waikanae - Shoreline Cinema