Overview - 27A

Date of release

Genres

    Runtime: 86 minutes

    Homepage: 27A

    Budget

    Budget data not disclosed

    Revenue

    Revenue data not disclosed

    Spoken Languages

    • English

    Production companies

    • Name: Smart Street Films

      Production country Australia

    Overview

    A middle-aged alcoholic is sentenced to six weeks in jail for a minor offense. While there he undergoes psychiatric treatment for his alcoholism and is committed to a hospital for the criminally insane for the duration of his sentence. However, under Section 27A of the Queensland Mental Health Act, he can be detained indefinitely until the hospital authorities declare him eligible for release.

    Cast

    • Name: Robert McDarra

      Character: Billy Donald

      Popularity: 1.0939

    • Name: Bill Hunter

      Character: Cornish

      Popularity: 1.2755

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    • Name: Richard Moir

      Character: Richard

      Popularity: 1.2275

      the profile picture of Richard Moir

    • Name: James Kemp

      Character: Slats

      Popularity: 0.7283

    • Name: Graham Corry

      Character: Peter Newman

      Popularity: 0.4276

    • Name: Haydn Keenan

      Character: Jeffrey

      Popularity: 0.5277