''Mortgage'' is a 1990 Australian
drama film
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directed by
Bill Bennett
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.
Plot
Dave and Tina Dodd want to buy a house. They make a contract with shifty John Napper who suggests builder George Shooks.
Production
The film was one of a series of drama documentaries produced at Film Australia for the Nine Network dealing with social issues. It was filmed using hand held cameras. The actors improvised their parts based on workshopping scenes and had real people in small roles as professionals.
[David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p211-212] Others in the series included ''
Prejudice
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Bill Bennett described it as one of his favourite films.
["Interview with Bill Bennett", ''Signet'', 11 April 1996](_blank)
Retrieved 17 November 2012
References
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Australian drama films
Films directed by Bill Bennett
1990 films
Mortgage industry of Australia
1990 drama films
1990s English-language films
1990s Australian films
English-language drama films
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