Act of Necessity (1991)

Directed by

Ian Munro

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple believes that chemicals used on cotton crops caused their daughter's cancer. They take their case to court, where a real judge decides the outcome during filming.

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What happens

Act of Necessity is an Australian 1991 television film about a couple who believe their daughter's cancer is caused by chemicals. 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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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