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Malpractice

Year of completion
1989
Content type
Docudrama
Format
Telemovie
Genre
Society
Duration
90 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The film follows the case of a couple who sue a doctor for malpractice when complications at the birth of their son result in the child's brain damage.
Completion Year
1989
Genres
Society
Format
Telemovie
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Jennifer Ainge, Tristram Miall

Writer

Jennifer Ainge

Director of Photography

Steve Arnold

Composer

Michael Atkinson

Director

Bill Bennett

Editor

Denise Hunter

Executive Producer

Tristram Miall, Bruce Moir, Aviva Ziegler

Cast

Bob Baines, Caz Lederman, Pat Thomson, Ian Gilmour, Charles Little

Awards

1989 — Australian Film Institute

1989 — Australian Cinematographers Society Awards National

Screenings

1990 — Dublin Film Festival

1989 — Festival Dei Popoli

1989 — Flanders International Film Festival

1990 — International Film Festival Of India

1990 — International Film Festival Of India

1990 — Prix Leonardo Film & TV Festival

1989 — Mill Valley Film Festival

1990 — Monte Carlo Television Festival

1989 — Montreal World Film Festival

1984 — Montreal World Film Festival

1989 — Nyon Film Fest

1989 — Science & Technology Film Festival

1990 — Seattle International Film Festival

1989 — Umea International Film Festival

1989 — Vancouver International Film Festival

1989 — Wine Country Film Festival USA

1989 — Australian Film Institute

1989 — Cannes Film Festival

1989 — Cork International Film Festival

1990 — Hong Kong International Film Festival

1997 — Hof International Film Festival

1998 — International Film Festival Rotterdam

1989 — BFI London Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

International Sales

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

Production Company

Film Australia Limited
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