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While the Men are Away

While the Men are Away

2023 - 2023

Get Behind The Girl He Left Behind!

27th September 2023
Episode 1
In 1940s Australia, the men are off fighting in WWII and Frankie finds herself in charge of her farm. She decides to enlist the help of two city dwellers to keep it running.

Furrowing the Führer's Brow

27th September 2023
Episode 2
All hands are needed as an insect infestation threatens the apple crop; Frankie tries to secure pesticide, but runs into a series of obstacles.

God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!

4th October 2023
Episode 3
The group discovers that their internal baggage is as powerful as the patriarchy at blocking the road to their true selves.

She Talked! This Happened!

4th October 2023
Episode 4
The gang are faced with a profound moral issue that clashes with their attitudes, and realise they will have to let go of the things that no longer serve them to be able to survive.

Come And Join The Victory Harvest!

11th October 2023
Episode 5
Outside forces threaten the group's new-found bond, testing their strength and threatening to split them apart.

Catch Him With His Panzers Down!

11th October 2023
Episode 6
The group gains insight into a classic coercive tool of the patriarchy and uses it, only to discover that the repercussions for using are brutal.

We've Always Despised Them, Now We Must Smash Them!

18th October 2023
Episode 7
The group experiences life without friction, getting a taste of what life could be like and, when it comes under threat, realizing that it's worth fighting for.

We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!

18th October 2023
Episode 8
As the war creeps closer, the group struggles to hold onto their collective dream. They're all forever changed by their time together and the knowledge that they're not alone.
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Director
Elissa Down
Drama

While the men are away fighting in WWII, two Women’s Land Army recruits join an Italian immigrant, her Indigenous domestic, and their draft-dodging farmhand to run the family farm – but can the improbable freedom and kinship they find survive beyond the war?

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Full Cast
Michela De Rossi Image

Michela De Rossi

Francesca

Phoebe Grainer Image

Phoebe Grainer

Kathleen

Max McKenna Image

Max McKenna

Gwen

Jana Zvedeniuk Image

Jana Zvedeniuk

Esther

Matt Testro Image

Matt Testro

Robert

Benedict Hardie Image

Benedict Hardie

Des

Shaka Cook Image

Shaka Cook

Murray

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Sarah Woods

Mrs. Arnott

Full Crew
Elissa Down Image

Elissa Down

Director

Monica Zanetti Image

Monica Zanetti

Director

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Lisa Shaunessy

Producer

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