Franklin

7.8

/10

1h 31mDocumentary

When Tasmania’s Hydro-Electric Commission planned to build a dam on the Franklin River, Launceston’s Wilderness Society mobilised to protect it, sparking a now-infamous, and ultimately victorious, campaign of blockades, protests, lawsuits and political wrangling – a campaign that was a key part of the development of the Australian Greens movement. Franklin recounts this seminal environmental protest through the eyes of Oliver Cassidy, who retraces the journey on the World Heritage–listed river taken some 40 years before by his late activist father.When Tasmania’s Hydro-Electric Commission planned to build a dam on the Franklin River, Launceston’s Wilderness Society mobilised to protect it, sparking a now-infamous, and ultimately victorious, campaign of blockades, protes... Read more

Starring Hugo Weaving, Oliver Cassidy, Bob Brown

Watch "Franklin" from streaming services Apple TV+ (itunes), Amazon released in 2022. It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.