Men of the Earth

Nov 14, 2012

0h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

Traffic is delayed on the edge of a roadwork site, but what are the council workers doing? A privileged encounter with a secret somber ritual of working men. This is the second in Andrew Kavanagh’s trilogy (after the successful "At The Formal’) exploring tribalism and ritual in contemporary society.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Victorian College of the Arts

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Cast

New Foreman

Paul Bennett

Dead Foreman

Douglas Morrison

Woman in Car

Elizabeth Nabben

Man in Car

Kevin Kiernan-Molloy

Councilman

Albert Goikhman

Councilman

Andy McFeate

Councilman

Bernie J. Egan

Councilman

Frank Otis

Councilman

Jak Armani

Councilman

Kevin Dee

Councilman

Tristan Coates

Councilman

Lindsay R. Paterson

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