y separately published work icon The Demonstrator single work   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 The Demonstrator
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This futuristic political story has the Australian Minister of Defence seeking a military alliance with Asia, only to be thwarted by his anti-war son.

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Demonstrator Kit Denton , ( dir. Warwick Freeman ) Australia : Freeman-Fishburn International , 1971 Z1563217 1971 single work film/TV Set in Canberra, Australia's capital city, Demonstrator concerns an Asian security conference organised by the government's Defence Minister, Joe Slater. Tension arises between Slater and his son Steven, who is leading a student protest against the conference. By the narrative's end, Steven has been beaten up, rejected by both his father and his girlfriend (Joe Slater's secretary), and seen what was to be a peaceful demonstration taken over by professional agitators.

Notes

  • Adapted by Kit Denton for the 1971 film Demonstrator directed by Warwick Freeman.

Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains references to 'Asia'.

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