Van Diemen's Land (2009)

Van Diemen's Land (2009) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$21.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Montreal World Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Jonathan auf der Heide

Written By:
Jonathan auf der Heide
Oscar Redding

Actors:
Oscar Redding ..... Alexander Pearce
Arthur Angel ..... Robert Greenhill
Paul Ashcroft ..... Matthew Travers
Mark Leonard Winter ..... Alexander Dalton
Torquil Neilson ..... John Mathers
Greg Stone ..... William Kennerly
John Francis Howard ..... Little Brown
Jonathan auf der Heide ..... Soldier in boat
Jason Glover ..... Lieutenant Cuthbertson
Adrian Mulraney ..... Logan
Ben Plazzer ..... Soldier in boat
Matt Wilson ..... Duty Soldier
Tom Wright ..... Thomas Bodenham

Synopsis:

A group of transported convicts, suffering brutal treatment at the Sarah Island penal settlement on Van Diemens Land, escape into the Tasmanian wilderness in hopes of reaching the settlements to the east. Their enthusiasm and bravado soon give way to hunger, which saps their strength and causes them to despair. Former urban dwellers, the English, Irish and Scottish convicts realise that not only are they lost, but they do not even know how to hunt or fish. The oppressive nature of landscape becomes the setting for murder, as hunger forces the group to turn to cannibalism, killing and eating the members of the group one by one. The men do all in their power to keep moving, watch their back and avoid sleep, lest they be the next meal.

The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia's most notorious convict. In 1822, Pearce and seven fellow convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour, a place of ultra banishment and punishment, only to find a world less forgiving.. the Australian wilderness. Abandon all hope you who enter.

Historical drama based on a true story and set in Tasmania in 1822. A group of convicts go on the run but the hardships of life on the island force them to resort to cannibalism in order to survive.

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