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TITLE Dance Me to My Song (1998)

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DISABILITY General Cerebral Palsy Wheelchair

COUNTRY Australia

LENGTH ?

GENRE Drama

DIRECTOR Rolf de Heer

CAST Heather Rose

NOTES Actress and screenwriter Heather Rose has cerebral palsy

and cannot walk or talk. She plays a character like herself,

called Julia. Julia has a care assistant called Madelaine

whose main concern is getting a man. Julia meets a guy

called Eddie and falls for him but he is seduced by Madelaine

and they make love in Julia's house. But then Julia indicates

to Eddie she fancies him and they go to bed only to be

discovered there by Madelaine who throws him out of the

house. Julia threatens to fire Madelaine who then beats her.

But Julia remains defiant.

 


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