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Van Diemen's Land

Year of completion: 2009
Content type: Narrative Content
Format: Feature
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 100 minutes
Production Status: Completed

In 1822, eight convicts escaped the brutal penal settlement, Macquarie Harbour, in a fateful bid for freedom. Led by ex-sailor and experienced navigator, Robert Greenhill, the men battled against some of the world’s harshest terrain in the unexplored wilderness of Van Diemen’s Land. As supplies run out and tensions escalate, the group soon contemplates the unthinkable. Based on the infamous confessions of Alexander Pearce, Australia’s most notorious convict, VAN DIEMEN’S LAND is a dark gothic tale that reflects Australia’s true colonial heritage.

Completion Year: 2009
Genres: Thriller
Format: Feature
Production Status: Completed

Cast and Crew

Cast

Jason Glover, Arthur Angel, Adrian Mulraney, Torquil Neilson, Oscar Redding, Greg Stone, Mark Leonard Winter, Paul Ashcroft, John Francis Howard, Thomas Michael Wright