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- ↑ Maddox, Garry (9 October 2015). "Arrows the Thunder Dragon: the Australian Oscar contender you won't have heard of". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ Bulbeck, Pip (9 October 2015). "Oscars: Australia Submits 'Arrows of the Thunder Dragon' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 9 October 2015.
