The Battlers (1994)
Genre : Drama, TV Movie
Runtime : 3H 11M
Director : George Ogilvie
Synopsis
Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a commendable level of period detail. Based on the novel by Kylie Tennant.
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