Heatwave

Heatwave

One man. One woman. Caught together in the cold terror of...HEATWAVE

R 1982 · 91 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama

During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.

Directed by Phillip Noyce · Written by Mark Stiles

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