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ComradesComrades (1986) Recommended
Dir. Bill Douglas
Feat. Keith Allen, Dave Atkins
A compelling epic exposing the hypocrisy and inequality facing the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the 1830s Dorset farmers who were deported to Australia after…
Half Moon StreetHalf Moon Street (1986)
Dir. Bob Swaim
Feat. Michael Caine, Sigourney Weaver
Michael Caine and Sigourney Weaver play British diplomat and call–girl who become locked in escalating political intrigue.
KangarooKangaroo (1986)
Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Judy Davis, Colin Friels
Thinly veiled autobiographical account of novelist D.H. Lawrence features Colin Friels as 'a British writer' in Australia who gets unintentionally…
SalvadorSalvador (1986) Recommended
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. James Woods, James Belushi
A potent dramatisation of a journalist's experiences in El Salvador, with Woods in his usual dynamic form. Never one for fence–sitting, the…
Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series)Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series) (1986-1987)
Feat. Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
The splendid sequel to the much–loved British political satire, with 'Minister' Eddington graduating, much to his surprise, to the top job,…
Broken RainbowBroken Rainbow (1985) Recommended
Dir. Victoria Mudd
This 1985 Oscar–winning documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, deals with the forced relocation of the Desi (Navajo) people from their…
Defence of the RealmDefence of the Realm (1985)
Dir. David Drury
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott
Atmospheric nuclear conspiracy thriller of the old–school.
Islands of the EmpireIslands of the Empire (1985) Recommended
Dir. Alister Barry, Rod Prosser, Russell Campbell
Documentary from Wellington production company Vanguard Films (SOMEONE ELSE'S COUNTRY) offering a valuable examination of military relationships…
Mussolini and IMussolini and I (1985)
Dir. Alberto Negrin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon
The last days of Il Duce as embodied by Bob Hoskins in this strong Italian miniseries.
Official Story, TheOfficial Story, The (1985) Recommended
Dir. Luis Puenzo
Feat. Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Chunchuna Villafane
The heart–wrenching official story of a woman who discovers her adopted daughter was stolen at birth by the then military dictatorship. This…

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