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NOVA•Season 10•Episode 16

Captives of Care

Nov 29, 198355 min
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Patients at an Australian institution for the severely handicapped rebel against a pair of over-zealous custodians. This astonishing true story was filmed as a docudrama, written and performed by the patients themselves.

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Episode Summary

"Captives of Care" is episode 16 of NOVA season 10. It aired on November 29, 1983.

Next: E17 · Twenty-Five Years in SpaceBest of Season 10