Events
'Oranges and Sunshine' (Film)
Starting 14 April 2012
The powerful and provocative Australian-British co-production Oranges and Sunshine will be in Japanese cinemas from 14 April, 2012. It is based on the book “Empty Cradles” by Margaret Humphreys, the British social worker who, in the mid-1980s, uncovered the scandal of the forced deportation of more than 130,000 British children to Commonwealth countries, including Australia, in the post-war period until 1970. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered a National Apology to the Forgotten Australians and former Child Migrants in November 2009.
The film stars acclaimed Australian actors, David Wenham (of Moulin Rouge! and Australia) and Hugo Weaving (of The Matrix, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Little Fish and The Lord of the Rings). Hugo Weaving won the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2011 for his role in Oranges and Sunshine. The film is produced by Emile Sherman, the Academy Award-winning Australian producer of The King’s Speech.
The film was also nominated in many other categories for the 2011 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, including Best Film, Best Editing, Best Costume Design and Best Lead Actor.
The film is set mainly in Perth and Bindoon, Western Australia, and most of the shooting was done in Adelaide, South Australia.
In cinemas on 14 April 2012
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Oranges and Sunshine official site (Japanese) Oranges and Sunshine official site (English) |
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