When Tasmania’s Hydro-Electric Commission planned to build a dam on the Franklin River, Launceston’s Wilderness Society mobilised to protect it,...
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.
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93 %14 reviewsAudience score rating
"Excellent..."
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The Australian
The Australian"It’s a visual tapestry, stitched together with an intimacy that vividly evokes the sense of camaraderie shared by the campaigners..."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"While enlightening... its most powerful moments are in telling a story about the relationship between a father and his child."
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Time Out
Time Out"Poetic and powerful..."
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FilmInk
FilmInkFranklin | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Infrequent strong coarse language
- Runtime
- 91
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Australia
