Do I Have to Kill My Child?

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

53 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Dec. 20, 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.

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

53 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Dec. 20, 1976

Do I Have to Kill My Child?
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.
Producers Film Australia
Original title Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Directors Garry Letts, Adrienne Read, Donald Crombie
Writers Anne Deveson, Donald Crombie

Cast

Jacki Weaver

as Dianne

Brendon Lunney

as Ross

Michelle Jarman

as Tracey

Nerida Clark

as Kate

Jeremy Letts

as Jamie

Betty Lucas

as Florence

Cecily Polson

as Susan

Ray Meagher

as Des

Melissa Jaffer

as Mrs. Hammond

John Orcsik

as Fang

Lorna Lesley

as Tricia

Henri Szeps

as Doctor

Joan Lord

as Clinic Sister

Laurence Hodge

as Headmaster

Dorothy Armstrong

as Social Worker