🎬 Documentary

Takeover

1980 1h 31m Dir. David MacDougall

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About Aborigines and Australian politics. On 13 March 1978 the Queensland Government announced its intention to take over management of the Aurukun Aboriginal Reserve from the Uniting Church. The people of Aurukun complained bitterly, believing that the Church was more sympathetic to their aims and fearing that the State was merely seeking easier access to the rich bauxite deposits on their Reserve. When the Federal Government took the side of the Aborigines the stage was set for national confrontation. Shows the situation at Aurukun during those crucial three weeks.

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Year
1980
Runtime
1h 31m
Genre
Documentary
Director
David MacDougall
Language
EN

Cast

👤
Francis Yunkaporta
Narrator
👤
Ian Viner
Self
👤
Neville Bonner
Self
🎭 Documentary 🎬 David MacDougall 👤 Francis Yunkaporta 👤 Ian Viner 👤 Neville Bonner
political negotiations first nations land rights queensland, australia

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Takeover has a runtime of 1h 31m (1 hour and 31 minutes).
Takeover was directed by David MacDougall and released in 1980.
Takeover is a Documentary film (1980).
The cast of Takeover includes Francis Yunkaporta, Ian Viner, Neville Bonner.

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