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2011
Emerging Pictures
1 h 19 m

2011
Emerging Pictures
1 h 19 m

A Good Man

Summary Chris Rohrlach, the good man of the title, seems like an ordinary Australian ‘bloke’. We discover him mustering sheep on his farm in New South Wales. But Chris’s is an extraordinary story. Fourteen years ago, his pregnant girlfriend Rachel had a massive stroke that left her incurably quadriplegic at the young age of 21. Chris was undeter...

Documentary

Directed By: Safina Uberoi

2011
Emerging Pictures
1 h 19 m

2011
Emerging Pictures
1 h 19 m

A Good Man

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Summary Chris Rohrlach, the good man of the title, seems like an ordinary Australian ‘bloke’. We discover him mustering sheep on his farm in New South Wales. But Chris’s is an extraordinary story. Fourteen years ago, his pregnant girlfriend Rachel had a massive stroke that left her incurably quadriplegic at the young age of 21. Chris was undeter...

Documentary

Directed By: Safina Uberoi

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The New York Times

Feb 25, 2011

Ms. Uberoi's straight-shooting style is a perfect match for her salt-of-the-earth subject, a hard-working husband and father with more on his plate than most.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Feb 25, 2011

Director Safina Uberoi struck gold with her title subject, a congenital joker with an implacable will whose load-bearing personality could prop up at least three documentaries.

Feb 25, 2011

It's an interesting story, but the presentation is more like a home movie than something you'd pay to see in a theater.

By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Feb 25, 2011

Duration 1 h 19 m

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Documentary

Website https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/about-adl-film-fest/fund/aff-investment-fund-full-project-slate/a-good-man/

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Awards

Australian Screen Editors

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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