A dramatization of wife bashing. A young couple are about to be married. The young man spends the night at a buck’s party and the girl plays party games. The parents have a celebration dinner which ends in a wife-bashing session.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321157
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Australia
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Women - Crimes against
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conjugal violence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Violence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Violence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)