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Kangaroo

Year of completion: 1987
Content type: Narrative Content
Format: Feature
Genre: Drama
Duration: 110 minutes
Production Status: Completed

Adapted from D.H. Lawrence's story of love, violence and political intrigue, based on his personal experiences in Australia in 1922. 'Kangaroo' - the code name of the charismatic leader of a secret fascist army - brings all his dark power to bear to seduce the writer into embracing his ideas, but the writer and his wife find strength in their love reawakened in the exotic southern land.

Completion Year: 1987
Genres: Drama
Format: Feature
Production Status: Completed

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Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Hugh Keays-Byrne

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1986 — Australian Film Institute

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1987 — Moscow International Film Festival

1987 — Santa Barbara International Film Festival

1995 — Strictly Oz - A History of Australian Film

1996 — Strictly Oz - A History of Australian Film - UCLA

1986 — Australian Film Institute

1993 — International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

1986 — Cork International Film Festival

1986 — Toronto International Film Festival

1987 — BFI London Film Festival

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Naked Country Productions

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