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'A powerful story of a young boy growing up in the shadow of a violent father. Set in hot, slow Queensland of the 50s, this is an inspirational story about swimming, about family life and about the courage to persist when everything else seems hopeless.' (Publisher's blurb)
Adaptations
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form
y
Swimming Upstream
( dir. Russell Mulcahy
)
Australia
:
Crusader Entertainment
,
2003
Z1015728
2003
single work
film/TV
(taught in 2 units)
Film adaptation of Anthony Fingleton's autobiography.
Notes
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Adapted by Tony Fingleton and Diane Fingleton for the 2002 film Swimming Upstream.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Settings:
- Brisbane, Queensland,
- ca. 1940-1959
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