State of Shock

Clip 2: Alwyn’s wife

2 min 26 sec

Taken from the documentary State of Shock (1991)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be PG

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Curator’s clip description

Ruth married Alwyn Peter in 1983. She observes that Alwyn is generally a good husband and father but alcoholism has haunted their marriage.

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