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3 Mile Limit
Film (Trailer) – 2014
On 4 December 1966 pirate radio hit Kiwi airwaves when Radio Hauraki broadcast from the Colville Channel aboard the vessel Tiri. In this feature, rookie director Craig Newland and writer Andrew Gunn fictionalise the true life story of the station’s battle to get to air — overcoming courtroom rulings and a conservative state broadcasting monopoly, as well as storms at sea. Go Girls actor Matt Whelan (who was Moa-nominated for the role) plays young rebel journo Richard Davis, fighting for free speech, the freedom to choose, the woman he loves … and rock’n’roll!
It’s 1965, all you play is music by dead people.– Richard (Matt Whelan) bemoans the broadcasting status quo.
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
No. 8 Films
Source
No. 8 Films
Music
Music Supervisor Suzanne Lynch; original songs by Suzanne Lynch and Adrian Stuckey.
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