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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Act of Necessity
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Film Details - Australian Broadcasting Corporation ; Channel Four Films , 1991

Producers:

Ron Saunders (executive producer).
Pamela Williams (producer).

Production Companies:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Channel Four Films.

Finance Organisations:

Film Australia.

Director of Photography:

Steve Windon.

Production Designers:

Ruth Braceguide.

Music:

Nigel Westlake.

Cast:

Including Angie Milliken (Louise Coleman), Mark Owen-Taylor (Ben Coleman), Wendy Strehlow (Cressa Buchanan), Tim McKenzie (Brian Buchanan), and Lauren Hewett (Samantha).

Release Dates:

Broadcast in Australia on 8 May 1991.

Location:

  • Filmed in New South Wales.

Awards:

  • AFI Award, Best Actress in a Lead Role (nominated), 1991.
  • AFI Award, Best Juvenile Performance (won), 1991.
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