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Maraquita (2011)
Short | 12 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

Maraquita (2011)

Short | 12 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

'Maraquita' explores one woman's false incarceration in an Australian mental hospital, as remembered by her son Tony. Maraquita spent 22 years of her life in Sunbury Asylum on a diagnosis that was later to be found incorrect. She was ...See more'Maraquita' explores one woman's false incarceration in an Australian mental hospital, as remembered by her son Tony. Maraquita spent 22 years of her life in Sunbury Asylum on a diagnosis that was later to be found incorrect. She was separated from her five children and subject to experimental treatment without consent. Now, fifty years later, Tony re-visits the asylum where he first met his mother and tells both her story of injustice and the lasting impact it has had on his life. Written by Anonymous See less