Hispanopedia WikiAct of Necessity is an Australian 1991 television film about a couple who believe their daughter's cancer is caused by chemicals.[1] It was the fifth in a series of docu-dramas about social issues made by Film Australia. It had an improvised script and features actors working alongside actual people form government, law and medicine. It culminated in a trial before a real judge and the outcome was not known until the judge made his ruling.[2][3]
The film looks at the potential dangers from chemicals used on cotton crops. The Australian Cotton Foundation and the Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia both tried to get it banned.[4]
Cast
- Angie Milliken as Louise Coleman
- Mark Owen-Taylor as Ben Coleman
- Wendy Strehlow as Cressa Buchanan
- Tim McKenzie as Brian Buchanan
- Lauren Hewett as Samantha Coleman
- Lillian Crombie as Yvonne
- Stephen Grives
- Kris Graves
- Scott McGregor
Awards
References
- ↑Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p3
- ↑Hooks, Barbara (8 May 1991), "Ambitious, emotive work a pinnacle for reality-drama", The Age
- ↑Wallace, Mark (6 May 1991). "Real-life courtroom drama with actors". The Canberra Times. Vol. 65, no. 20, 477. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 34. Retrieved 7 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑Powell, Sian (6 May 1991), "Cottoning on to drama", The Sydney Morning Herald
- 12Diaz, Tina (9 July 1991), "An award for Lauren, the littlest thespian", The Sydney Morning Herald
External links
- Act of Necessity at IMDb
Categories:
- 1991 television films
- 1991 films
- Australian drama television films
- Films scored by Nigel Westlake
- 1991 drama films
- 1991 English-language films
- Australian television film stubs