A loving family’s world is shattered by an old friend’s arrival, carrying a dark secret. Read More »
Tag Archives: Australia
Summerfield (1977) Ken Hannam
A teacher discovers one of his students has a rare blood disease Read More »
The Power of One (1992) John G. Avildsen
An English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess Read More »
The Killing of Angel Street (1981) Donald Crombie
Jessica Simmonds returns from overseas to find her retired professor father in a bitter public fight Read More »
Eliza Fraser (1976) Tim Burstall, Susannah York
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they’re shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia. Read More »
Blood Oath (1990) Stephen Wallace, Bryan Brown
The island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island Read More »
Radiance (1998) Rachel Perkins, Deborah Mailman
With the death of their mother, two sisters (Nona and Cressy) return to their childhood home in Northern Australia Read More »
My First Wife (1984) Paul Cox, John Hargreaves
The film follows the dissolution of John and Helen’s marriage and the aftermath. Read More »
Yesterday’s Hero (1979) Neil Leifer
A has-been, alcoholic former football superstar decides to make a comeback. Read More »
Mapantsula (1988) Oliver Schmitz
Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught Read More »