

Men of the Earth
2012-11-14 · 10 min · Not rated
Traffic is delayed on the edge of a roadwork site, but what are the council workers doing? A privileged encounter with a secret somber ritual of working men. This is the second in Andrew Kavanagh’s trilogy (after the successful "At The Formal’) exploring tribalism and ritual in contemporary society.
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- Andrew Kavanagh
- Production companies
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
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Elizabeth NabbenWoman in Car
Kevin Kiernan-MolloyMan in Car
Albert GoikhmanCouncilman
Frank OtisCouncilman
Kevin DeeCouncilman
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