Captives of Care
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Based onCaptives of Care
by John Roarty
by John Roarty
Written byDon Catchlove
Chris Peacock
Chris Peacock
Directed byStephen Wallace
StarringJulieanne Newbould
| Captives of Care | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Captives of Care by John Roarty |
| Written by | Don Catchlove Chris Peacock |
| Directed by | Stephen Wallace |
| Starring | Julieanne Newbould |
| Music by | Sarah de Jong |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Don Catchlove |
| Cinematography | Paul Tait |
| Editor | Trevor Ellis |
| Running time | 48 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1981 |
Captives of Care is 1981 short film based on a book by John Roarty.[1] It won the 1981 AFI Award for Best Short Fiction Film.[2] It was made to coincide with the Year of the Disabled.[3] It is set in a rehabilitation hospital for the disabled. The film features some of the disabled people from Roarty's story playing themselves.[4]
Nurse Robin Bishop starts working at a home for the severely disabled where patients are fighting for change.
Cast
- Julieanne Newbould as Robyn Bishop
- Pat Thomson as Matron
- Kay Taylor as Sister Blayney
- Phillip Hinton as Mr Jenner
- Tony Ward as Tony Ward
- John Roarty as John Roarty
- Jeannie Best as Jeannie Best
- Neil Russ as Neil Russ