Yurlu Country

A powerful, Award-winning and acclaimed documentary that shines a light on the Australian environmental disaster that has poisoned the Yurlu (homeland) of the Banjima People.
Banjima Elder, Maitland Parker, calls his Yurlu ‘Poison Country’. The breathtaking landscapes of Western Australia’s Pilbara region are also the site of a Chernobyl-scale environmental disaster – the devastating aftermath of the Wittenoom asbestos mines. As Maitland battles for his own life, he resolves to fight for justice, cultural survival and the future of his homeland.

Starring: Maitland Parker

Directed By: Yaara Bou Melhem

Running Time: 79

Catalogue No.: DEF3182

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