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Malpractice (film)

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Director
  
Bill Bennett

Screenplay
  
Bill Bennett, Jenny Ainge

Writer
  
Bill Bennett

Language
  
English

5.8/10
IMDb

Cast
  
Pat Thomson, Caz Lederman

Duration
  

Country
  
Australia

Release date
  
1989 (1989) (Cannes) 12 September 1990 (1990-09-12) (Australia)

Awards
  
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature

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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.

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Plot

A child is born with brain damage and the mother decides to sue the doctor for malpractice.

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. Bennett says the making of the film was extremely emotional and it remains one of his favourite films.

    References

    Malpractice (film) Wikipedia
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    Malpractice (film) IMDb