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Date:
1972
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Description

This film is about Margaret and Willy, a young couple who both have cerebal palsy, live in a residential home and wish to marry. They frankly discuss their sexual and emotional needs, and their desire to live as normally as possible. Particular emphasis is laid on their need for privacy. They and other disabled couples discuss the opposition that their relationships have faced from others.

Publication/Creation

UK : Scope, 1972.

Physical description

1 videocassette (digibeta) (40 min.) : sound, color
1 videocassette (VHS) (40 min.) : sound, color
1 DVD (40 min.) : sound, color

Copyright note

Mental Health Council

Creator/production credits

Made by Kestrel Films Ltd. Directed by Paul Morrison, filmed by Bill Brayne, edited by Martyn Day and produced by Irving Teitelbaum. Willy's poems read by Jonathan Griffith.

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