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'An 8-part queer, revisionist historical dramedy for SBS set in 1940s rural Australia. While the men are off fighting in WWII, the people who have been excluded from power suddenly find themselves running the show. Two Women’s Land Army recruits from Sydney arrive in the country and undergo a heady course in race relations, rural politics, spirituality, sex, and personal growth – oh, and farming.'
Source: Screen Australia.
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While the Men Are Away Review – Jaunty, Queer Take on Wartime Australia
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 26 September 2023;
— Review of While the Men Are Away 2023 series - publisher film/TV'Women’s experiences are front and centre in eight-part SBS series reimagining patriarchy and prejudice in the 1940s'
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While the Men Are Away Review – Jaunty, Queer Take on Wartime Australia
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 26 September 2023;
— Review of While the Men Are Away 2023 series - publisher film/TV'Women’s experiences are front and centre in eight-part SBS series reimagining patriarchy and prejudice in the 1940s'
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