A Street to Die
A Street to Die is a 1985 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett and starring Chris Haywood, Jennifer Cluff, Arianthe Galani. It was nominated for four Australian Film Institute Awards; Haywood won the award for Best Actor in a Lead Role. At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Bennett won a Crystal Globe. The film was based on a true story.
Plot
Colin Turner (Chris Haywood), an Australian Vietnam War veteran, blames his recently-discovered cancer on exposure to Agent Orange, and sues the government for compensation, as well as legal recognition of the defoliant’s fatal health effects.
Awards
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| author | Bill Bennett |
|---|---|
| award | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| director | Bill Bennett |
| editor | Denise Hunter |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | agent orange vietnam war war veteran |
| musicBy | Michael Atkinson Michael Spicer |
| nomination | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role AACTA Award for Best Direction AACTA Award for Best Film AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| producer | Bill Bennett |
| publisher | Octopus The Other Cinema |