Erebus Operation Overdue
If you hear a pin drop in any screening of this, I'd be terribly surprised. This doco has rightly swept the board - it's a powerful reminder of what excellent drama and careful research and interviewing can do to an audience.
Erebus Operation Overdue
There were also awards for directors, editing and cinematography – and no wonder
Erebus Operation Overdue
What this docudrama did so harrowingly well was to look at how it felt to be one of the people who had to go in and tidy up.
Erebus Operation Overdue
The doco about the police team sent to recover the bodies from the Erebus crash was a hellish story told hellishly well.
Erebus Operation Overdue
The best local programme of this and many other years, this seamless mix of interviews and re-enactments has a powerful moment. Actually, it has many.
Erebus Operation Overdue
It was extraordinarily good TV....extraordinarily powerful and evocative.
Erebus Operation Overdue
It was a film so well made and so real it probably still haunts anyone who saw it.
Erebus Operation Overdue
This film is a unique window into that slice of history and the human spirit it revealed. 5/5 stars.