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Deborah Mailman in Total Control: A Cover-Up
Title:
Deborah Mailman in Total Control: A Cover-Up
NFSA ID
1607036
Year
2019
Courtesy
Blackfella Films
Warnings
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
Warning: This clip contains spoilers.
This clip is from the gripping final episode of season 1 of Total Control (2019).
During a dressing-down from the Australian Prime Minister(Rachel Griffiths), Alex Irving (Deborah Mailman) makes some damning allegations about a senior member of Parliament (David Roberts) after an informant is suddently killed in what Alex believes are suspicious circumstances.
In the political drama Total Control, Deborah Mailman plays an Aboriginal woman who has become a local hero in her community but gets recruited to Parliament in a cynical and tokenistic political power play.
Director
Rachel Perkins
Executive Producer
Rachel Griffiths
Writers
Stuart Page, Kim Wilson, Rachel Perkins, Pip Karmel, Angela Betzein
Cast
Deborah Mailman, Rachel Griffiths, Harry Richardson, Rob Collins, Aaron Pederson
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