Custody

Custody (1988)

Using the 'real life' documentary style, this drama observes two years in the life of the Byrne family as they become involved in the complicated legal path that leads to a fully defended custody hearing in the Family Court. The Byrne family are played by actors, with real-life lawyers and members of the judiciary in the legal roles.

Date of release
1988-05-18
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Ian Munro

Casting

Interesting facts

Custody is a 1988 Australian TV docudrama about a child custody battle. It was filmed over three weeks in a semi-improvisational style. Custody was filmed with a mixture of actors and real staff from the family law system. The story was built from real cases. There was no script and actors workshopped their characters beforehand and role played their parts. None of the participants was aware of the result until the Judge gave his verdict. Richard Coleman of The Sydney Morning Herald called it "exceptionally good television".

Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.

Recommended