The Bentley Effect

July. 15,2017

Rating：

8.8

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Environmental Fracking Advocacy

Trailer Synopsis Cast

When the Northern Rivers of NSW community found their home being threatened by gas field industrialization, a critical mass of citizens from all walks of life responded to the call.Told through the eyes of the "Protectors" over a five-year period and inter-cut with fresh insight from some of the world's leading social commentators, this feature documentary captures and celebrates what is described as the non-violent 'Eureka Stockade' of our time.

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