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THE NORTH AMERICAN DISC PREMIERE WITH 5+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES

In 1974, the cruel treatment of inmates at Bathurst Prison in New South Wales, Australia led to violent riots, savage reprisals and a still-controversial official inquiry. Six years later, this "furious, foul-mouthed, open wound of a film" (Bob Ellis, Nation Review) - the feature directorial debut by Stephen Wallace (PRISONERS OF THE SUN) from a screenplay by Bathurst inmate Bob Jewson - dared to tell the inside story: When career criminal China Jackson (Bryan Brown) is returned to prison after exposing abuses by guards, tensions between inmates and officers begin to boil until they explode in rage, defiance and shocking carnage. Max Phipps (THE ROAD WARRIOR, THIRST) co-stars in this "intense and authentic account of a brutal system" (Cinephilia) - nominated for 13 AFI Awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay and Best Actor - scanned in 2K from the 35mm interpositive at The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

Special Features

Audio Commentary With Producer Richard Brennan, Director Stephen Wallace, Cinematographer Geoff Burton And Actor Bryan Brown, Moderated By Mark Hartley, Director Of NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD

Audio Commentary With Crime Film And Literature Historian Andrew Nette

Tales From The Inside - Archival Making-Of Documentary By Mark Hartley

A Career On The Fringe - A Tribute To Actor Phil Motherwell Featuring Australian Theater Historian Robert Reid And Film Critic Paul Harris

Director Stephen Wallace Introduces THE LOVE LETTERS FROM TERALBA ROAD

THE LOVE LETTERS FROM TERALBA ROAD (50 mins)

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Bonus Materials

• Audio Commentary With Producer Richard Brennan, Director Stephen Wallace, Cinematographer Geoff Burton And Actor Bryan Brown, Moderated By Mark Hartley, Director Of NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD
• Audio Commentary With Crime Film And Literature Historian Andrew Nette
• Tales From The Inside - Archival Making-Of Documentary By Mark Hartley
• A Career On The Fringe - A Tribute To Actor Phil Motherwell Featuring Australian Theater Historian Robert Reid And Film Critic Paul Harris
• Director Stephen Wallace Introduces THE LOVE LETTERS FROM TERALBA ROAD
• THE LOVE LETTERS FROM TERALBA ROAD (50 mins)
• Trailer

Sales Points

• For fans of FORTUNE AND MEN'S EYES
• For fans of prison films
• For fans of GHOSTS... OF THE CIVIL DEAD
• For fans of BRUTE FORCE
• For Ozploitation fans

Press Quotes

A taut and incendiary bone-cruncher.

     —Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

A furious, foul-mouthed, open wound of a film.

     —Bob Ellis, Nation Review

A no-holds-barred Australian classic... Director Stephen Wallace's debut steers a harrowing course into the bowels of prison hell.

     —In Film Australia

It pulls no punches... Stephen Wallace's debut feature remains one of the most revealing films ever made about prison life in Australia.

     —Australian Screen

Intense and authentic... Based on the Bathurst prison riots of 1974, STIR is a convincing account of a brutal jail system.

     —Cinephilia

Effective and disturbing... It has an impressively gritty feel that far exceeds most other prison flicks.

     —Scopophilia

As hard-hitting as any modern prison drama from Hollywood. STIR reveals another notable Australian film director.

     —The Age

Persistently intelligent... Stephen Wallace's skill establishes him as a significant Australian director. He pursues with integrity a subject that is worth our attention.

     —Cinema Papers