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Malpractice (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Malpractice' is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
A child is born with brain damage and the mother decides to sue the doctor for malpractice.Scott Murray, 'Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p103
Cast
* Caz Lederman as Coral Davis
* Bob Baines as Doug Davis
* Ian Gilmour as Dr. Frank Harrison
* Pat Thomson as Sister Margaret Beattie
* Charles Little as Dr. Tom Cotterslow
* Dorothy Alison as Maureen Davis
* Janet Stanley as Sister Diane Shaw
Production
The movie was one of a series of drama documentaries produced at Film Australia for the Nine Network dealing with social issues. It was made using improvisation.David Stratton, 'The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p211-212 Bennett says the making of the film was extremely emotional and it remains one of his favourite films.[http://www.signis.net/malone/tiki-index.php?page=Bill+Bennett&bl "Interview with Bill Bennett", 'Signet', 11 April 1996] accessed 17 November 2012
References
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