Conferenceville

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Conferenceville
Directed byJulian Pringle
Written by Frank Moorhouse
Based onnovel by Frank Moorhouse
Produced by Sandra Levy
Starring John Gaden
Robyn Nevin
Ray Barrett
CinematographyJulian Penney
Production
company
ABC
Release date
May 1984
Running time
80 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Conferenceville is 1984 Australian TV movie based on a 1976 novel by Frank Moorhouse. [1]

Contents

Plot

Delegates attend a multi-racial UNESCO conference. Dr Cindy Broughton is raped by three Aboriginal delegates but refuses to press charges.

Cast

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said "it's not a bad production nor is it badly acted... fairly enjoyable. There is some funny lines parodying the jargon used by academics." [2]

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References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p30
  2. "Cindy What a Right Twit". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 1984. p. 7.