The love of a woman brought him back home. The love of the children brough him back to life.

The Children

4.9 (4 votes)• 1990• 88m•Released

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After years working in Brazil, middle-aged engineer Martin Boyner returns to Switzerland to marry his longtime friend, the recently widowed Rose Sellars. En route, he encounters an old acquaintance and soon finds himself entranced by and then caring for her seven emotionally abandoned children. The oldest girl, Judith, quickly beguiles Martin with her unsettling blend of innocence and maturity. And suddenly Martin's orderly blueprint for the future is thrown into disarray as Judith's youth and spirit transform his routine life into a dangerously passionate new equation.

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Languages: English

Director: Tony Palmer

Starring Cast: Ben Kingsley, Kim Novak, Karen Black, Geraldine Chaplin, Britt Ekland, Rupert Graves

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