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Van Diemen's Land

Van Diemen's Land

Hunger is a strange silence
Sep 24, 2009 1h 44m
5.3
46 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Van Diemen's Land
Companies Screen Australia, Noise & Light, Inspiration Studios, Savage Films
Countries Australia
Keywords australia, wilderness, based on true story, prison escape, escaped convict, survival, murder, cannibal, tasmania
Arthur Angel

Arthur Angel

Robert Greenhill
Paul Ashcroft

Paul Ashcroft

Matthew Travers
Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Alexander Dalton
Torquil Neilson

Torquil Neilson

John Mathers
Greg Stone

Greg Stone

William Kennerly
Oscar Redding

Oscar Redding

Alexander Pearce
Thomas M. Wright

Thomas M. Wright

Thomas Bodenham
Matt Wilson

Matt Wilson

Duty Soldier
Ben Plazzer

Ben Plazzer

Soldier in boat
Jason Glover

Jason Glover

Lieutenant Cuthbertson