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First Australians (TV Series) First Australians (TV Series) (2008)
Dir. Rachel Perkins, Beck Cole
Landmark Australian series produced by top Aboriginal filmmakers tracking the history of Aboriginal culture and the fraught culture clashes between…
Francesco's Mediterranean VoyageFrancesco's Mediterranean Voyage (2008)
Further travels with charismatic Italian architect Francesco da Mosto, here taking us on a lengthy voyage across the Mediterranean in search of…
HungerHunger (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steve McQueen
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham
Combating harrowing subject matter with formal brilliance, this masterful examination of extreme resistance concerns the 1981 IRA hunger strike and…
India RebornIndia Reborn (2008) Recommended
Fascinating and disturbing doco series that looks at India as the next superpower, and the juxtapositions to its mighty wealth that cloud its future…
John AdamsJohn Adams (2008) Recommended
Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Sarah Polley
Acclaimed miniseries on the life of America's second president and founding father John Adams. Simultaneously epic and intimate this is compulsory…
Last Confession of Alexander Pearce, The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce, The (2008)
Dir. Michael James Rowland
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Ciaran McMenamin, Don Hany
Potent docu–drama revealing the true story of the infamous Irish convict Alexander Pearce during the days leading up to his execution at the…
Living With the EnemyLiving With the Enemy (2008)
Thorough and absorbing History Channel series examines the five year period after the end of World War II, accounting for the events and decisions…
Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk to Finchley Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
Dir. Niall MacCormick
Feat. Geoffrey Palmer, Andrea Riseborough
Appealing political drama focused on Margaret Thatcher's younger years as she attempts to enter parliament despite opposition from the British…
MilkMilk (2008) Recommended
Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin
Saying it proud but not too loud, this dramatized biopic of the first openly–elected gay official fittingly tributes the legacy of San…
National Parks, The - America's Best IdeaNational Parks, The - America's Best Idea (2008)
Dir. Ken Burns
Ken Burns offers another weighty tome on American history, this time surveying the country’s 58 majestic, awe–inspiring national parks.…

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