A sailor abandons his military duties and tries to hide himself from the national coverage of his desertion, and the war escalating in the Gulf. He finds comfort with his Uncle who served in Vietnam, but clashes with his father who did not go to war. Cast includes Andrew Mayne, Dorothy Blayney and Phillip Motherwell.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309476
Language
English
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Air Force
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military life
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military offences
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Persian Gulf War, 1991
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War and society
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)