During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
Acting
Judy Davis radiates fierce intelligence in early career role.
Direction
Noyce builds suffocating atmosphere before Dead Calm.
Director
Phillip Noyce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Kings Cross locations during a real 1981 heatwave; some residents appear as extras.
Part of 1982's 'Australian Film Renaissance' alongside The Man from Snowy River, though far less celebrated.
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