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Van Diemen's Land

Van Diemen's Land

Hunger is a strange silence

20095.31h 44m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jonathan auf der Heide
Written by Oscar Redding, Jonathan auf der Heide
Produced by Maggie Miles
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Top Cast

Oscar Redding

Oscar Redding

Alexander Pearce

Arthur Angel

Arthur Angel

Robert Greenhill

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Paul Ashcroft

Matthew Travers

Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Alexander Dalton

T

Torquil Neilson

John Mathers

Thomas M. Wright

Thomas M. Wright

Thomas Bodenham

Greg Stone

Greg Stone

William Kennerly

J

John Francis Howard

Little Brown

M

Matt Wilson

Duty Soldier

Adrian Mulraney

Adrian Mulraney

Logan

Themes & Keywords

australiawildernessbased on true storyprison escapeescaped convictsurvivalmurdercannibaltasmania

About Van Diemen's Land

Van Diemen's Land is a drama, history, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of australia, wilderness, based on true story, prison escape, escaped convict, survival. Directed by Jonathan auf der Heide, it stars Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft. 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.

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