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Van Diemen’s Land – Podcast Review

The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia’s most notorious convict. In 1822, Pearce and seven fellow convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour, a place of ultra banishment and punishment, only to find a world less forgiving.. the Australian wilderness. Abandon all hope you who enter.

• Director: Jonathan auf der Heide
• Writer: Jonathan auf der Heide, Oscar Redding
• Year of Release: 2009
• Actors: Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft, Mark Leonard Winter, Torquil Neilson, Greg Stone, John Francis Howard
• Genre: Drama
• Country of Origin: Australia

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