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Beyond Kokoda (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

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

Running Time:
111 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Shaun Gibbons
Stig Schnell

Written By:
Shaun Gibbons
Stig Schnell

Actors:
Shaun Gibbons
Stig Schnell

Synopsis:

One of the most brutal conflicts in Australian war history, the Kokoda Campaign was a powerful victory that directly saved Australia from the threat of Japanese occupation. Both historians and veterans alike distinguish it as a campaign of exceptional savagery with each army pushing the other back along a muddy, precipitous track over the mountainous spine of New Guinea's Owen Stanley Range. Troops were reduced to a primal level, such were the inhuman conditions in which the battle was waged and the impossible expectations made on soldiers of both sides at the front line. Narrated by Australian actor Christopher Baker, this insightful documentary features the harrowing personal stories of the Kokoda Trail from both the Australian and Japanese soldiers' perspectives. Incorporating candid interviews with veterans, using re-enactments and archival footage to illustrate the harsh conditions and heroic actions of both armies, Beyond Kokoda provides a unique and balanced look at the bloody struggle that lasted from July 1942 to February 1943.

This moving documentary presents the violent and savage experiences of the Australian and Japanese soldiers forged in the dense jungles of Papua New Guinea in WW11. The Kokoda Campaign was a war without mercy, the scene of one of the most brutal conflicts in Australian history. The battle was a decisive Australian victory, a victory that delivered Australia from Japanese encirclement and possible occupation. Through new interviews with Australian and Japanese soldiers and airmen, the 2-hour special tells the story of the men caught in this battle and shows how they reconcile their shared history over sixty years.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 26 May, 2016.