Act of Necessity is an Australian 1991 television film about a couple who believe their daughter's cancer is caused by chemicals.
[1] It was the fifth in a series of docu-dramas about social issues made by Film Australia.
It had an improvised script and features actors working alongside actual people form government, law and medicine.
[2][3] The film looks at the potential dangers from chemicals used on cotton crops.
The Australian Cotton Foundation and the Aeriel Agricultural Association of Australia both tried to get it banned.