November 15, 2009
Oscar Redding,
Arthur Angel,
Paul Ashcroft,
Mark Leonard Winter,
Torquil Neilson
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The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia's most notorious convict. In 1822, Pearce and seven fellow convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour, a place of ultra banishment and punishment, only to fi...( read more
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October 8, 2009Beautifully shot, but rather underwhelming. I'm surprised that the sense of paranoia wasn't played up more in the film.
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October 4, 2009Although slow to begin with, the dop has made up for with stunningly beautiful cinematography. Once this movie kick in, it becomes exceptionally dark and forbidding, something that has not really been explored in Australian cinema before. Though there is not a lot of dialogue nor...( read more)
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