CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 44m
Van Diemen's Land

Hunger is a strange silence

54%(54)IMDbDramaHistoryThriller

The true story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous journey into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland, Van Diemen’s Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth.

Directed byJonathan auf der Heide

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
EN
Released
September 24, 2009
Studios
Screen AustraliaSavage FilmsNoise & Light

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND - Official Trailer

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND - Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Oscar Redding

Alexander Pearce

Arthur Angel

Arthur Angel

Robert Greenhill

Paul Ashcroft

Matthew Travers

Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Alexander Dalton

Torquil Neilson

John Mathers

Thomas M. Wright

Thomas M. Wright

Thomas Bodenham

Greg Stone

Greg Stone

William Kennerly

John Francis Howard

Little Brown

Matt Wilson

Duty Soldier

Adrian Mulraney

Adrian Mulraney

Logan

Creative team
Directed by
Jonathan auf der Heide
Written by
Oscar Redding
Jonathan auf der Heide
Produced by
Maggie Miles
Maggie Miles

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