Frackman

"When governments fail us ordinary people have to become heroes"
Audience Score
50
Frackman
NR 1 hr 30 minDocumentary
Frackman tells the story of accidental activist Dayne Pratzky and his struggle against international gas companies Australia will soon become the worlds biggest gas exporter as more than 30000 fracked wells are sunk in the state of Queensland where Dayne lives He and his neighbours have unwittingly become the centre of a massive industrial landscape and they have no legal right to stop mining on their land Dayne embarks on a journey that transforms him from conservative pigshooter to sophisticated global activist as the Frackman He meets the people drawn into a battle that is crossing the ideological divide bringing together a peculiar alliance of farmers activists and political conservatives Along the way Dayne encounters love tragedy and triumph
DirectorsRichard ToddJohnathon Stack