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Act of Necessity

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Act of Necessity
Written byPamela Williams
Directed byIan Munro
StarringAngie Milliken
Mark Owen-Taylor
Wendy Strehlow
Music byNigel Westlake
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerPamela Williams
CinematographySteve Windon
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesFilm Australia
Channel 4
Original release
NetworkABC
Release8 May 1991 (1991-05-08)

Act 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 Aeriel Agricultural Association of Australia both tried to get it banned.[4]

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  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p3
  2. ^ Hooks, Barbara (8 May 1991), "Ambitious, emotive work a pinnacle for reality-drama", The Age
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Powell, Sian (6 May 1991), "Cottoning on to drama", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ a b Diaz, Tina (9 July 1991), "An award for Lauren, the littlest thespian", The Sydney Morning Herald
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