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202291 minPGdocumentary

Franklin

202291 minPGdocumentary

Eighth-generation Tasmanian Oliver Cassidy retraces his late father's historic 14-day rafting expedition on the Franklin River to honor the environmental blockade of the 1980s.

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Kasimir Burgess

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Eighth-generation Tasmanian Oliver Cassidy retraces his late father's historic 14-day rafting expedition on the Franklin River to honor the environmental blockade of the 1980s.

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Kasimir Burgess

Kasimir Burgessdirector

Kasimir Burgess

Kasimir Burgesswriter

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Eighth-generation Tasmanian and environmentalist Oliver Cassidy embarks on a life-changing solo rafting trip down the beautiful yet remote Franklin River. His goal is to retrace his late father’s 14-day expedition to attend the blockade that helped save the World-Heritage listed national park from being destroyed by a huge hydroelectric dam project in the early 1980s.

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