On guard

Australia, 1983

Film

A fast moving adventure about four women who conspire to sabotage the research program of Utero, a multinational firm engaged in reproductive engineering. They plan a midnight raid on Utero’s heavily guarded plant and as the time for the raid approaches, tensions between the four saboteurs increase.

Credits

director

Susan Lambert

producer

Digby Duncan

production company

Red Heart Pictures

Language

English

Duration

00:51:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

34160

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetic engineering

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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