Drama ·History ·Thriller · Australia · 2009 · 1h 44m

Van Diemen's Land

Van Diemen's Land poster
Director
Jonathan auf der Heide
Cast
Oscar Redding as Alexander Pearce Arthur Angel as Robert Greenhill Paul Ashcroft as Matthew Travers Mark Leonard Winter as Alexander Dalton Torquil Neilson as John Mathers Thomas M. Wright as Thomas Bodenham
Crew
Ellery Ryan — Director of Photography Cindy Clarkson — Editor Jethro Woodward — Original Music Composer Oscar Redding — Screenplay Jonathan auf der Heide — Screenplay Maggie Miles — Producer
Tagline

Hunger is a strange silence

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Van Diemen's Land — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
australiawildernessbased on true storyprison escapeescaped convictsurvivalmurdercannibaltasmania
Key Collaborators
Jonathan auf der Heide Director Ellery Ryan Director of Photography Cindy Clarkson Editor Jethro Woodward Original Music Composer Oscar Redding Screenplay Jonathan auf der Heide Screenplay Maggie Miles Producer Leanne Caruana Production Design Leanne Caruana Costume Design
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