Malpractice

Malpractice (1989)

This docudrama highlights the complexities of compensation through the legal system for medical malpractice. For when the mother attempts to investigate the hospital procedure of using forceps to deliver her now retarded child, her husband frowns upon this and would rather ignore the whole thing.

Date of release
1989-03-25
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama
Director
Bill Bennett

Interesting facts

Malpractice is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

Production

The movie was one of a series of drama documentaries produced at Film Australia for the Nine Network dealing with social issues. It was filmed using hand held cameras. The actors improvised their parts based on detailed research and had real people in supporting roles as professionals, Bennett says the making of the film was extremely emotional and it remains one of his favourite films.

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