Heatwave

Mar 8, 1982

1h 31m

★ 4.9

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

M & L Pty Limited

Preston Crothers

Heatwave Trailers

Cast

Kate Dean

Judy Davis

Stephen West

Richard Moir

Peter Houseman

Chris Haywood

Robert Duncan

Bill Hunter

Freddy Dwyer

John Meillon

Barbie Taylor

Gillian Jones

Mary Ford

Carole Skinner

Philip Lawson

John Gregg

Peter Hehir

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