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Belinda Wardlaw Jones is one of the few women in Australia to be born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, an incurable muscle-wasting disease which can drastically reduce life expectancy. Despite her condition and against the advice of many, she and her husband Andrew decide to have a child. Belinda defends her decision to proceed with this pregnancy, believing it to be her right to become a mother, whatever the medical risks and the ultimate social costs may be.

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Crew

Director
Celia Tait
Writers
Celia Tait
Producer
Brian Beaton  Celia Tait
Executive Producers
Sharon Connolly  Megan McMurchy
Dir. of Photography
Ian Pugsley  Wayne Young

Cast

Belinda Wardlaw-Jones - Andrew Wardlaw-Jones - Edward Wardlaw-Jones

Production Details

Production Completion
1998
Genre
Science
Production Company
Film Australia Limited  Tait Productions