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Your dad's the Defence Minister. You just threw a molotov at his conference. Family dinners are awkward now.
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Demonstrator (1971)

angry young man energy70s radical chicgovernment dad trauma

Overview

Drama

The story of a university student who leads a protest against an Asian security conference in Canberra which has been organised by his father the Australian Defence Minister. His life and his demonstration become disrupted.

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Standout Aspects

Direction

Freeman's documentary-like protest sequences feel dangerously real.

Acting

Gerard Maguire's simmering rage as the torn son.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel smug about hating your parents.·Streaming: obscure Aussie cinema deep dive night.
Heads up:Violence: Protest clashes including police brutality and improvised explosives.
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Director

Warwick Freeman

ReleasedApr 5, 1971
Runtime1h 52m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Freeman-Fishburn International

Top Cast

Gerard Maguire

Gerard Maguire

Steven Slater

Kenneth Tsang

Kenneth Tsang

Thao Kimalayo

Michael Long

Michael Long

Hugh Prentiss

Harold Hopkins

Harold Hopkins

Malcolm

Slim DeGrey

Slim DeGrey

Alexander Gurney

Ken Goodlet

Ken Goodlet

Inspector Graham

Redmond Phillips

Redmond Phillips

Sir David Crawford

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Shot during actual anti-Vietnam demonstrations in Canberra, blurring fiction with documentary urgency. The Asian security conference fictionalizes real SEATO tensions Australia was sweating through.

Trivia

Director Warwick Freeman was a documentary filmmaker who never made another feature; this angry anomaly exists because the Australian Film Development Corporation threw money at anything resembling 'cultural relevance' in 1970.

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