Andrew Knight
Series
Description
Academy Awardʼ winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, L.A. Confidential) directs and stars in this post-war drama that follows an Australian man who travels to Turkey after the tragic World War I Battle of Gallipoli in search of his three missing sons. Also starring The November Man's Olga Kurylenko and Divergent's Jai Courtney, Crowe's directorial debut was shot on location in Turkey and the wilds of the Australian Outback.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Constantinople, 1919, Joshua Connor, an Australian farmer, arrives in Turkey to fulfil a pledge made on his wife's grave - to find the bodies of their three sons, lost in battle in Gallipoli, and bring them home. In the enemy city Connor meets Orhan, a michievous Turkish boy, and his mother Ayshe, who is struggling to keep her family hotel afloat and rebuild her life after the war. Connor can trace life-giving water under the earth, but finding his...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
The inspirational true story of Michelle Payne. As a little girl, Michelle dreamed of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup. However, a near-fatal fall threatens to end her hopes of competing in the race. With the love and support from her father and brother Stevie, she overcomes all odds to become the first female to win the Melbourne cup.
5) Siam sunset
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Perry's perfect life-- creating colors for a British paint company-- has lately become one of constant misfortune. In desperation, he travels to one of the most desolate parts of Australia where he hopes to find a special color called "Siam sunset". Along the way, he meets Grace, a woman who comes from a different world.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
When an Australian aid-worker is kidnapped by Muslim extremists, a high-stakes race to save his life pits East against West in these exciting new episodes. From the island of Mindanao in the Philippines to Melbourne, Jack Irish is caught in a global web of religious zealotry among right-wing Christians and media-savvy jihadists.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
When an Australian aid-worker is kidnapped by Muslim extremists, a high-stakes race to save his life pits East against West in these exciting new episodes. From the island of Mindanao in the Philippines to Melbourne, Jack Irish is caught in a global web of religious zealotry among right-wing Christians and media-savvy jihadists.