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Titles tagged with ‘property development’

7 titles - sorted alphabetically or by year

Butterfly Island – Series 1 Episode 1 television program – 1985

A young Vietnamese refugee on the run complicates the Wilson family’s attempts to save idyllic Butterfly Island from a crooked resort developer.

Dead to the World feature film – 1991

Two women battle for control of an inner-city boxing school.

Heatwave feature film – 1982

An architect and an activist from opposing sides unite against a crooked developer.

The Killing of Angel Street feature film – 1981

This political thriller is loosely based on the disappearance of Sydney heiress and anti-development campaigner Juanita Nielsen.

Message Stick – The Convincing Ground television program – 2007

The Kilcarer clan rally against a commercial development on a heritage-listed massacre site in Victoria known as the Convincing Ground.

One Man’s Instrument short film – 1989

In this animated short film, a man finds his paradise is literally lost.

Rocking the Foundations documentary – 1985

Rocking The Foundations is more than a film about a union: it’s a film about social change and how ordinary people can make that happen.