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Writer/director Paul Maunder's second drama after his award-winning Going Up North for a While is a portrait of a woman's mental health crisis. In part one Julie (Denise Maunder) is haunted by her birth mother's breakdown. Her inner monologue narrates events; Julie hopes marriage and a job will "cure" her, and falls pregnant. After a traumatic delivery, she suffers an acute episode and is admitted into care. Part two takes place in a psychiatric hospital where drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and art therapy were standard treatments at the time. Maunder undertook research at Auckland's Kingseat psychiatric hospital.
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| Release Date | 1974-10-14 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 10m |
| Directors | Paul Maunder, Lynton Diggle |
| Producers | David H. Fowler, Michael Scott-Smith |
| Writer | Paul Maunder |
