| Aftershocks | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Paul Brown |
| Directed by | Geoff Burton |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Paul Charlier |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Julia Overton |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1998 |
Aftershocks is a 1998 Australian TV film based on the theatre production of the same name about the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, [1] focussing on the Newcastle Workers Club.
The story of survivors of the 1989 Newcastle earthquake that destroyed the Newcastle Workers Club.
Aftershocks went into production in August 1998 with filming beginning with the Newcastle Foreshore, Cooks Hill and the Newcastle Workers Club before moving to Sydney. [2] The original play and the film adaptation takes words straight from interviews of people who were at the club at the time. Actors Lynette Curran and Jeremy Sims reprise their roles from the play. [3]
The Sydney Morning Herald's Ali Gripper wrote "Aftershocks has the advantage of being based on fact. The characters speak so eloquently for themselves that there is no real need to introduce a narrative, or dialogue, or even music." [4]