Death or Liberty

Death or Liberty

77 mins | Documentary | Nov. 19, 2015

Between 1793 and 1867 the British Government banished its radicals, dissenters and rebels to harsh prison colonies at the very edge of the known world, Australia. Some escaped and returned to their homeland as heroes but many stayed on in this alien new world... The life stories of these rebels are full of acts of bravery and derring-do. In their own words they tell tales that are at once stirring, heart wrenching, dark, creepy, and even funny.

Death or Liberty

77 mins | Documentary | Nov. 19, 2015

Death or Liberty
Between 1793 and 1867 the British Government banished its radicals, dissenters and rebels to harsh prison colonies at the very edge of the known world, Australia. Some escaped and returned to their homeland as heroes but many stayed on in this alien new world... The life stories of these rebels are full of acts of bravery and derring-do. In their own words they tell tales that are at once stirring, heart wrenching, dark, creepy, and even funny.
Producers Roar Film, Tile Films
Original title Death or Liberty
Directors Keith Farrell
Writers Stephen Thomas, Keith Farrell

Cast

Bennett Andrew

as Narrator

Owen McDonnell

as Philip Cunningham

Seán T. Ó Meallaigh

as Michael Dwyer

Llion Williams

as Zephaniah Williams

Russell Fletcher

as John Frost

Steven Jones

as Arresting Officer, Cunningham