Against the Grain: More Meat Than Wheat

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Against the Grain: More Meat Than Wheat
Directed byTim Burns
Written byTim Burns
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Against the Grain is a 1981 Australian film directed by Tim Burns. [1] [2]

The film had censorship issues. [3]

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References

  1. "TRANSGRESSION". Filmnews . Vol. 11, no. 1. New South Wales, Australia. 1 January 1981. p. 4. Retrieved 21 April 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "A REPLY TO [?]". Filmnews . Vol. 11, no. 2. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1981. p. 11. Retrieved 21 April 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Who's Doing What". Filmnews . Vol. 10, no. 9. New South Wales, Australia. 1 December 1980. p. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2019 via National Library of Australia.