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THE EMU WAR

Director/s
John Campbell, Lisa Fineberg and Jay Morrissey
Genre
Action, Comedy
Rating
15+
Duration
75 mins
Language
English
Type
FILM
Price
$17
Year
2023
Country
Australia
HOTA, Home of the Arts
Date:

Sunday 21 April

Friday 26 April

Time:

8:30PM

8:30PM

An absurdist reimagining of Australia’s historical battle with the native Emu back in 1932, complete with puppetry, animatronics, gore and laughs galore!

Based on the infamous Great Emu War of 1932, a rag tag platoon of soldiers are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia’s deadliest flightless beasts. Haunted by the kidnapping of his son at the hands of the Emus, Major Meredith leads the platoon behind enemy lines in order to kill the emus Leader the Queen Emu.

Cast

Damian Callinan, Lisa Fineberg and Aaron Gocs.

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