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Black Saturday
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The story of Australia’s worst peacetime disaster On 7th February 2009, Australia suffered its worst peacetime disaster ‘Black Saturday’ claimed 173 lives, left more than 7,000 homeless and destroyed close to half a million hectares of Victorian bushland
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Budget
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Revenue
$0
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2010-02-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
0.5
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