Movielogr
Other Halves (1984)
Directed by John Laing
Overview
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley’s award winning autobiographical novel.
Length 106 minutes
Actors
Lisa Harrow | Mark Pilisi | Paul Gittins | Clare Clifford | Bruce Purchase | Emma Piper | Temuera Morrison | Fraser Stephen-Smith | Alison Routledge | Nathaniel Lees | David Weatherley | Stephen Tozer | Yvonne Lawley | John Bach | Grant Tilly | Raymond Reid | Allan Sio | Olaf Ulberg | Roy Billing | Judy McIntosh