Franklin

Movie"Personal entwines with political as a young Tasmanian activist follows in the literal footsteps of his late father, who in the 1980s fought to save the pristine Franklin River wilderness."
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NR 1 hr 31 minDocumentary
When Tasmania’s Hydro-Electric Commission planned to build a dam on the Franklin River, Launceston’s Wilderness Society mobilised to protect it, sparking a now-infamous, and ultimately victorious, campaign of blockades, protests, lawsuits and political wrangling – a campaign that was a key part of the development of the Australian Greens movement. Franklin recounts this seminal environmental protest through the eyes of Oliver Cassidy, who retraces the journey on the World Heritage–listed river taken some 40 years before by his late activist father.
StarringHugo WeavingOliver CassidyBob Brown
DirectorKasimir Burgess
WriterKasimir Burgess

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:MIFF Premiere Fund
Franklin on the Web:Official Website