Hunt Angels

Hunt Angels

2006 · 85 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary, Comedy, Drama

Filmmaking partners Rupert Kathner and Alma Brooks are determined to get their films made by almost any means necessary. Set in the 1930s, this docudrama relates the moviemakers' struggles to jump-start Australia's film industry.

Directed by Alec Morgan · Written by Alec Morgan

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