(Property Rites)

Content: Partly based on a true event, the death in 1817 of a Birmingham woman, Mary Ashford, and the consequent trial of a local man, Abraham Thornton, for her rape and murder. The film is concerned with the response of her contemporaries to her behaviour on the night before she died, and by situating this within the fictional circumstances of a modern woman, explores current attitudes to rape, and the forces and assumptions underlying them.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

59 minutes

Year:

1984

Directors:

Heather Powell

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Production companies:

Birmingham Film and Video Workshop

Actors:

Cathy

Lynn

Dr. Booker

Broadside Seller

Friend to Justice

Crews:

Director

Producer

Writer

Camera Operator

Editor