Natural Justice: Heat

Natural Justice: Heat (or Heat) is a 1996 Australian telemovie drama about a motorcycle-riding lawyer, Asta Cadell, who heads to the rural Western Australia town of York.[1][2] The film details police corruption, racism, violence and murder.[3] Claudia Karvan stars in the lead role, which had previously been portrayed by Deborra-Lee Furness in the feature film, Shame (1988).[3] Also in the cast are Sonia Todd as Jennifer Harivald, who is murdered; Steve Bastoni as Paul Tancred, a police sergeant who arrests Dacey Feguson (John Moore) for the crime and Jeremy Sims as Gavin Larson, a constable who brutalizes the Aboriginal townsfolk.[3]

Natural Justice: Heat
Directed byScott Hartford-Davis
Written by
  • Beverley Blankenship
  • Michael Brindley
  • Leon Saunders
Produced by
  • Paul D. Barron
  • Jan Tyrell
  • Bill Hughes
StarringClaudia Karvan
John Moore
Sonia Todd
Steve Bastoni
Jeremy Sims
CinematographyRussell Bacon
Edited byChristopher Spurr
Music byMario Millo
Production
company
Barron Entertainment
Distributed byScreenwest
Release date
1996
Running time
93 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

It was partly financed by Film Finance Corporation Australia and Screenwest with production by Barron Entertainment's Paul Barron, Billy Hughes and Jan Tyrell.[3] Filming had occurred from 15 January to 15 February 1996 with Scott Hartford-Davis directing.[4] A reviewer with VPRO determined, "It is clichéd because it contains the usual racist attitude of white Australians towards their indigenous people."[5]

The telemovie was proposed as the first instalment of a Natural Justice trilogy, featuring the character, Asta Cadell. Both Natural Justice: The Mad Hatters of Mount Manjara and Natural Justice: Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, were in production during 1997.[6]

Cast

Credits:[3][7]

References
  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p79
  2. Williams, Sue (4 November 1996). "Justice on Wheels". The Australian. p. 16.
  3. "Natural Justice: Heat (1996)". Australian Cinema. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia. On IMDb this film is listed both as a movie and as a TV series, but is the same movie.
  4. "In Production: Tele-features". Cinema Papers No.109 April 1996 by UOW Library. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via University of Wollongong.
  5. "Natural Justice: Heat". VPRO Guide (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 September 2020. Het is clichématig, want het bevat de geijkte racistische houding van de blanke Australiërs tegenover hun oorspronkelijke bewoners.
  6. "In Production: Adult Television Dramas". Cinema Papers No.114 February 1997 by UOW Library. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via University of Wollongong.
  7. "Title Details". National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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