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Summary
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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Not for laughs, scares or comfort.
Cast
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- Directed by
- Phillip Noyce
- Written by
- Phillip Noyce, Marc Rosenberg, Tim Gooding
- Produced by
- Hilary Linstead
- Music by
- Cameron Allan
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Facts
March 8, 1982 · 1 h 31 min · R
- Released
- March 8, 1982
- Runtime
- 1 h 31 min
- Age rating
- R
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- Australia
- Budget
- $700,000
- Box office
- $188,000
- Available in
- 1 country
Tropes
Community-Threatening Construction, The Complainer Is Always Wrong, Dirty Cop +6