Breaker Morant: The Retrial

Breaker Morant: The Retrial (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Nick Bleszynski
Gregory Miller

Written By:
Gregory Miller
Nick Bleszynski

Actors:
Hannah Barlow ..... Daisy Bates
Traverse Le Goff ..... Lieutenant George Witton (2013)
Neil Pigot ..... Presenter / Narrator
Liam J. Stratton ..... Major JF Thomas (2013)
Benedict Wall ..... Breaker Morant

Synopsis:

Neil Pigot travels from Australia to South Africa and the United Kingdom to reveal the true story behind Aussie soldier Harry "The Breaker" Morant. Breaker Morant: The Retrial explores the origins and the character of Harry 'The Breaker' Morant, the Englishman who became an Australian legend. We uncover his dramatic story from his origins in England where he claimed to be the offspring of a titled admiral, through to exile in Australia where he established The Breaker legend as a hard-living larrikin bushman, to his work as a famed poet alongside Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson and finally as an Australian soldier serving in the Boer War. Featuring actor Benedict Wall as Harry 'Breaker' Morant and using dramatic re-enactments shot on location in Australia and South Africa, Breaker Morant: The Retrial, finally uncovers what really happened over a century ago in South Africa. Morant, along with fellow Australian soldier Peter Handcock, was tried and executed by the British Imperial Army in 1902 for shooting Boer prisoners. But the discovery of compelling new evidence by Australian military lawyer Jim Unkles, challenges the long held British claim that they received a fair trial, revealing fatal errors in the legal process.

The compelling two-hour special uncovers who The Breaker really was and finally answers the question: should he be celebrated as a hero - or condemned as a war criminal? Morant, along with fellow Australian soldier Peter Handcock, was tried and executed by the British Imperial Army in 1902, for shooting Boer prisoners while serving during the Boer War in 1901. But new evidence examining the way the trial was conducted reveals serious errors in the legal process, including evidence that Morant and Handcock were in fact acting on orders from the British Army and had been made scapegoats. The film explores the relentless four year campaign of military lawyer Jim Unkles and the descendants of Morant and Handcock, as they fight to have the soldiers pardoned, with plans to launch appeals in the High Courts of both Australia and the United Kingdom. Also appearing in the film is renowned legal expert Geoffrey Robertson QC, who delivers a damning indictment of the way Morant's court martial was conducted. His position is reinforced by interviews with some of Australia's leading legal experts, including Sir Lawrence Street QC and political figures including Tim Fischer. Breaker Morant: The Retrial explores the origins and the character of Harry 'The Breaker' Morant, the Englishman who became an Australian legend. From his origins in England where he claimed to be the illegitimate offspring of a titled admiral, through to his exile in Australia where he established The Breaker legend as a hard-living larrakin bushman, to his work as a famed poet alongside Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson and finally as an Australian soldier serving in the Boer War. Featuring Australian actor Ben Wall as Harry 'Breaker' Morant and using cinematically filmed dramatic re-enactments shot on location in Australia and South Africa, Breaker Morant: The Retrial finally uncovers what really happened over a century ago - and why. Breaker Morant: The Retrial is produced by Film Projects Pty Ltd and is exclusive to HISTORY.

Breaker Morant: The Retrial, tells the whole Breaker story from bush balladeer to Bushveldt Carbineers, and convicted war criminal, and reveals the Breakers real motivations and secrets for joining the major Australian Expeditionary force in a war that claimed the third highest death count after the 1st and 2nd WW.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 09 September, 2014.