Synopsis
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
Movie Information
- Director
- Phillip Noyce
- Writers
- Mark Stiles, Tim Gooding, Phillip Noyce
- Release Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Australia
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (13 votes)
Top Cast
Judy Davis
Kate Dean
Richard Moir
Stephen West
Chris Haywood
Peter Houseman
Bill Hunter
Robert Duncan
John Meillon
Freddy Dwyer
Gillian Jones
Barbie Taylor
Carole Skinner
Mary Ford
John Gregg
Philip Lawson
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