AFTRS Virtual Library

Three young Aboriginal girls are snatched from their mothers arms and sent to a remote settlement at Moore River. 1500 miles away from home, distanced from their mothers and forced to adapt to a strange new world, the girls attempt the impossible and embark on a daring escape.

Maria's seemingly secure world collapses on her father's death and the discovery of her husband's infidelity. Her senses numbed, she escapes to exotic Thailand to examine her past and her future. She meets a mysterious and handsome Balinese dancer and what begins as a friendship turns into a passionate and all-consuming love affair.

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues.

What begins as a holiday for the Ryan family in England abruptly ends when Jack Ryan becomes entangled in a lethal terrorist action. In successfully thwarting the incident, Ryan is faced with an even deadlier challenge, protecting himself and his family as they become the next target of this radical terrorist group.

Nick Parker, a Vietnam War soldier, is blinded during a mission. Left for dead, Nick stumbles into a village of indigenous people who takes pity on him and teaches him the art of sword fighting. Nick eventually returns home to the U.S. in search of Frank, his buddy from Vietnam who fled the battle that Nick was injured in. Not that Nick wants to torture his ex-buddy for abandoning him; in fact, Nick wants to seek Frank out in order to forgive the other man. Alas, before Nick even reaches Frank, he has gotten himself into trouble with desperate casino tycoon MacCready. In order to ensure Frank’s cooperation, MacCready sends his people to kidnap Frank’s son Billy. Nick saves Billy, but is unable to save the boy’s mother. Together, the two sets off to Reno to reunite Billy with his father.

A drama of terror, suspense and courage when a couple, on a private cruise to recover from the death of their young son, spot a dinghy being furiously rowed away from a large schooner which shows no other signs of life.

Community activists move to prevent the schemes of a Sydney developer.

The story of the loves and loyalties of a group of Australians whose work it is to capture, on screen, the historic moments of a turbulent decade. Weaves actual footage from newsreels of the period into its structure, blurring the line between fact and fiction. Includes archival footage.

After stealing a car, an Aboriginal and a white travel from the outback to the coast, picking up other drifters on the way. Depicts many of the attitudes that exist between black and white in Australia.

A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.

A dramatization of the prisoner of war breakout in Cowra in 1944.

A British newspaperman in Saigon is afraid of losing his Vietnamese girl-friend to a young American and allows himself to become involved in a Communist plot to kill the American. But when he is dead the girl refuses to return to the newspaperman.

A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.

CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.

An emotionally troubled young woman sets out to exact revenge against the people who wronged her father.

Covers the politics and government of Australia from the years 1972-1975, culminating in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam.

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.