Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976)
A disturbing drama about a young mother who physically abuses her baby. Feeling overwhelmed and aware that she's not coping after the birth of her third child, she sends desperate cries for help. But her mother, husband, neighbour and clinic sister do not recognise the seriousness of the situation until the baby ends up in hospital with a fractured skull. A heart-wrenching film that illustrates the experiences of many women who suffer from post-natal depression.
Director: Donald Crombie
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Jacki Weaver as Dianne |
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Brendon Lunney as Ross |
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Michelle Jarman as Tracey |
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Nerida Clark as Kate |
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Jeremy Letts as Jamie |
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Betty Lucas as Florence |
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Willie Fennell as Rob |
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Cecily Polson as Susan |
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Ray Meagher as Des |
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Melissa Jaffer as Mrs. Hammond |
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John Orcsik as Fang |
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Lorna Lesley as Tricia |
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Henri Szeps as Doctor |
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Joan Lord as Clinic Sister |
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Laurence Hodge as Headmaster |
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Dorothy Armstrong as Social Worker |
| Directing | Donald Crombie | Director |
| Writing | Donald Crombie | Writer |
| Writing | Anne Deveson | Writer |
| Sound | Julian Ellingworth | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bob Hayes | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Su Doring | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Carter | Makeup Artist |
| Production | David Haythornwaite | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Garry Letts | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Adrienne Read | Continuity |
| Art | Owen Williams | Art Direction |
| Camera | Dean Semler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anthony Buckley | Editor |
| Production | Anne Deveson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Janet Isaac | Producer |
