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Beneath Hill 60  (15)   122 mins          Where can I see this film?

Director:  Jeremy Sims        Screenplay:  David Roach        Cinematography:  Toby Oliver        Original Music:  Cezary Skubiszewski        "After Gallipoli there was still a war        to be won."

Beneath Hill 60 is based on the true story of mining engineer Oliver Woodward (Brendan Cowell), who in 1916 had to leave his new young love Marjorie (Bella Heathcote) to join the Australian 1st Tunnellers in the mud and carnage of the Western Front in World War I. Deep beneath the German lines, Woodward and his platoon of secret Australian tunnellers struggle to maintain and extend a leaking, labyrinthine tunnel system packed with enough high explosives to cause the largest explosion the world has ever known, in an attempt to destroy thousands of German troops massed above ground.

"A story of ordinary men doing extraordinary things in extraordinary circumstances, Beneath Hill 60 is a gripping and involving film about a chapter in Australian war history that is hardly known or celebrated at large. David Roach has written a wonderful screenplay to tell the story through the key characters, including those left at home. Thanks to director Jeremy Sims and a superb cast, it's an often moving portrait of the dreadful trenches, the easy camaraderie and the simple heroism of the men. The film boasts superb production values, managing to recreate the rain drenched, mud-filled trenches of Europe, conditions that drain a man's spirit, even before the bullets and the shells drain his life. Adding to the film's sense of scale is Cezary Skubiszewski's rich, textured and sensitive score and brilliant work from cinematographer Toby Oliver. In all, a film to be proud of for all the right reasons."  Urban Cinefile

"Driven by a fine script and top performances, this powerfully affecting drama reveals an astonishing untold Australian war story." Film Ink

For more information, and to see a trailer and stills, visit the official website at www.beneathhill60.com.au

Showing:

10-Jan      Bourton   

16-Feb     Yetminster    

07-Mar     Codford St Peter

24-Mar     Somerton

27-Mar     Goodworth Clatford     

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