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Descent Into the Maelstrom

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The history of Australian rock group Radio Birdman.

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David Stratton The Australian 07/21/2017
3/5
Lovers of the music scene will find the nostalgic footage from 40 years ago exhilarating, but the film, well-made though overlong, is strictly for fans of this kind of music. Go to Full Review Benjamin H. Smith Decider 12/10/2018
For fans of Radio Birdman, Descent Into The Maelstrom delivers on all counts, and its skillful portrait of the band will appeal to any music fan looking for a new documentary to watch. Go to Full Review Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age 07/21/2017
2.5/5
Descent Into the Maelstrom ticks off each needle flicker on the timeline, but it almost never seizes on a crucial moment or pushes its subjects, a collection of greyed baby boomers, to explain themselves. Go to Full Review Erin Free FILMINK (Australia) 06/26/2017
A vividly full-bodied, deeply moving, and wildly entertaining documentary about Radio Birdman, one of Australia's most seminal and enduring rock bands. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/11/2017 This is a documentary that needed to be made. Post implosion of Radio Birdman in 1978 our music scene really hit its straps: Midnight Oil, the Sunnyboys, the Hoodoo Gurus, the Lime Spiders, the Hard-Ons, Died Pretty, the Celibate Rifles - all can look back and shake the hands of this band, they took their power and made their own brilliant contributions. Full review is now up on Salty Popcorn. See more Read all reviews
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Jonathan Sequeira

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Warwick Gilbert

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Chris Masuak

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Deniz Tek

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Rob Younger

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Jonathan Sequeira

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Movie Info

Synopsis The history of Australian rock group Radio Birdman.
Director
Jonathan Sequeira
Producer
Jonathan Sequeira
Screenwriter
Jonathan Sequeira
Production Co
Living Eyes
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 2, 2019
Runtime
1h 50m
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