Emerging is a 1985 Australian TV movie about a paraplegic. It was the final episode on 1985's Sunday Australian Movies series.
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Synopsis
A man encounters a huge life setback, when a motorcycle accident leaves him paralysed. With the help of a hospital spinal unit and the company of a visiting actress, his future starts to looks more positive.
Cast
Shane Connor as Steve McNair
Sue Jones as Haley Birchfield
Robyn Gibbes as Kathy
Tibor Gyapjas as Mike
Alan Hopgood as Tom Birchfield
Reception
Bronwyn Watson in the Sydney Morning Herald's The Guide wrote "Emerging is a powerful story about the handicapped. It's about people who, through accidents, are confined to wheelchairs for the rest of their lives. Suddenly they are looked upon as sick and useless, but mentally they are alert and well. Emerging is about coming to terms with this situation." Jason Romney in the Age's Green Guide writes "Emerging cuts into the psychology of physical disability, showing the pressures that can be placed on any one of us after misfortune. It is not a glamorous program but it makes powerful and thought-provoking television." The Sun-Herald's Jaqueline Lee Lewes says "Obviously, considering the nature of the story, there are dark moments in Emerging, but there's humour, too. It is a thoughtful, gutsy and thoroughly compelling play."