A woman on welfare is forced to take desperate measures to protect her children from her estranged husband and the welfare agency. The husband breaks down the door of her apartment when he suspects that she is entertaining a friend. The welfare officer threatens to remove her children if she continues to see the friend. Panic-stricken, she hides with her children in a borrowed car, but is picked up by the police.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009956
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Victims
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Victims
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abused women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Victims
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abused women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conjugal violence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family violence
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)