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Kangaroo (1986)

Kangaroo (1986)

Drama
Release Date: 1986, July 24
Directors: Tim Burstall
Countries: Australia
Production: Naked Country Productions, Cineplex-Odeon Films, Western Pacific Films
Cast: Hugh Keays-Byrne, Colin Friels, Judy Davis, Peter Hehir, Julie Nihill, Tim Robertson, Peter Cummins

Overview:

A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of Australia after World War I, but gets caught in the middle of violent battles between the rising trade unions and fascist groups.

Keywords:

writer riot conscientious objector 1920s sydney, australia literary adaptation war veteran political activism paramilitary organization foreign immigrants