Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line
Directed byPaul Clarke
Written byPaul Clarke
Produced byCarolina Sorensen
CinematographyKevin Scott
Edited byGretchen Peterson
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line is a 2024 Australian documentary written and directed by Paul Clarke. It explores the career of the rock band Midnight Oil. [1]

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Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews. [2]

Stephen Romei of the Australian gave it 3 stars and wrote "At times this authorised documentary, in which all the band members are interviewed, tips towards hagiography. " [3] The Sydney Morning Herald's Sandra Hall gave it 4 stars. [4] The Herald Sun's Leigh Paatsch gave it 4 stars. He finishes "Overall, The Hardest Line crafts a fitting tribute to one of the great Australian cultural warriors of all-time, a bloody-minded bunch who stood their ground, made their noise and made a difference." [5] John McDonald of the Australian Financial Review notes "Clarke’s documentary is largely a celebration of the Oils. It reveals a few rocky patches, but never ventures a word of criticism." [1] The Canberra Times' Glen Humphries says it is "a really impressive documentary that manages to compress the band's 40-odd year career into 100 minutes." [6]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 McDonald, John (15 June 2024), "Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line", Australian Financial Review
  2. "Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. Romei, Stephen (3 July 2024), "The Hardest Line goes soft on Midnight Oil's politics", The Australian
  4. Hall, Sandra (3 July 2024), "The Hardest Line: The story of Midnight Oil", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. Paatsch, Leigh (26 June 2024), "Why the world bought into power, passion and political values of Midnight Oil", The Herald Sun
  6. Humphries, Glen (2 November 2024), "Midnight Oil gets the doco they deserve", The Canberra Times
  7. Slatter, Sean (5 February 2025), "'Boy Swallows Universe' snaps up six AACTA Industry Awards as 'Better Man', 'Furiosa' take home five each", If