90 mins |
Rated
CTC
A Tasmanian activist follows in the footsteps
of his late father, who in the 1980s fought to
save the pristine Franklin River wilderness
When a proposed dam threatened the Franklin
River, the Wilderness Society mobilised to protect it, sparking a series of blockades, protests, lawsuits and political wrangling – a campaign that is a key part of the development of the Australian Greens. Featuring former Greens leader Bob Brown, entrepreneur Dick Smith and historian Aunty Patsy Cameron, with narration by Hugo Weaving, Franklin includes breath taking shots of the waterway and its surrounds enriched by never-before-seen 16mm footage.
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A Tasmanian activist follows in the footsteps
of his late father, who in the 1980s fought to
save the pristine Franklin River wilderness
When a proposed dam threatened the Franklin
River, the Wilderness Society mobilised to protect it, sparking a series of blockades, protests, lawsuits and political wrangling – a campaign that is a key part of the development of the Australian Greens. Featuring former Greens leader Bob Brown, entrepreneur Dick Smith and historian Aunty Patsy Cameron, with narration by Hugo Weaving, Franklin includes breath taking shots of the waterway and its surrounds enriched by never-before-seen 16mm footage.