A Street to Die
A Street to Die is a 1985 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett. It was nominated for three Australian Film Institute Awards Chris Haywood won the award for Best Actor in a Lead Role. At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Bennett won a Crystal Globe. Based on a true story.
The film was based on the story of Colin Simpson, a Vietnam veteran who had died while trying to claim money from the Repatriation Department. He believed his illness was caused by Agent Orange. Bill Bennett read about the story in the Weekend Australian while working as a TV documentary maker and pitched it to Peter Luck to be made for The Australians but Luck declined. Bennett then decided to turn it into a dramatic feature. He raised the money himself.The script was heavily based on fact Bennett says it was hardly fictionalised at all. Colin Simpsons widow was heavily involved in the research and writing. Bennett says he did not really consider the movie an antiwar statement ........
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