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Kangaroo

Kangaroo

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1986
1h 48m
7.3(3 votes)
Drama

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A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of Australia after World War I, but gets caught in the middle of violent battles between the rising trade unions and fascist groups.

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