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Overview
When director Sue Thomson’s 89-year-old mum, Margaret, begins to need additional help with day-to-day life, they face a decision that most families will encounter: whether to consider a residential aged-care facility; and, if so, how to find a suitable one amid a sector with a reputation for neglect and mistreatment. Margaret’s story becomes a springboard for an investigation of the political history of aged care in Australia, marred by a 40-year bipartisan privatisation agenda. As we hear from advocates, journalists and senior citizens who have experienced the system, a group of schoolkids discuss the situation we’ve reached with aged care and where we need to go from here – and of what they, and we, can expect in the future.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 16, 2025
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
- Cast
- Margaret Thomson,Olivia Cornwell,Jane Cornwell,Sarah Holland-Batt,Beverly,Hanh Vu,Linda Ford,Luciana Martini,Mario Martini,Cassie Robband 1 more
- Director
- Sue Thomson
- Cinematography
- Ben Bryan
- Music
- Mark D'Angelo
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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