Franklin

2022 · M · Environment

When Tasmania’s Hydro-Electric Commission planned to build a dam on the Franklin River, the Wilderness Society mobilised to protect it, sparking a now-infamous, and ultimately victorious, campaign of blockades, protests, lawsuits and political wrangling – a campaign that was a key part of the development of the Australian Greens movement.

Directed by: Kasimir Burgess

Featuring: Hugo Weaving, Bob Brown & Oliver Cassidy

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