Captives of Care (1981)
- Directed by
- Stephen Wallace
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short film takes place in a rehabilitation hospital for disabled people. It follows the daily lives and interactions of patients and staff. The story shows real disabled people playing themselves.
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What happens
Captives of Care is 1981 short film based on a book by John Roarty. It won the 1981 AFI Award for Best Short Fiction Film. It was made to coincide with the Year of the Disabled. It is set in a rehabilitation hospital for the disabled. The film features some of the disabled people from Roarty's story playing themselves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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