# Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

> A tenacious social worker confronts a buried British child-migration scandal to reunite survivors with the families taken from them.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/49586

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Jim Loach
- Cast: Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Hugo Weaving, Lorraine Ashbourne, David Wenham, Tara Morice, Stuart Wolfenden, Richard Dillane
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1438216/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: heartwrenching, somber, determined, reflective evening, historical drama night

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