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A Dangerous Love Story
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.Read moreLess
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.
The story
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.
Cast & crew
Lisa HarrowLiz
Paul GittinsKen
Clare CliffordAileen
Bruce PurchaseIrwin
Temuera MorrisonTony
Alison RoutledgePaula
Nathaniel LeesCourt clerk
David WeatherleyJudgeExplore the crew
- Producer
- Tom Finlayson
- Screenplay
- Sue McCauley
- Director of Photography
- Leon Narbey
- Editor
- Harley Oliver
- Original Music Composer
- Don McGlashan
- Director
- John Laing