The Defector (2017)
1967, the height of the Red Scare. Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt is embroiled in a power struggle after discovering his spymaster has illegally investigated and exposed Red sympathisers embedded within Holt's administration.
Director: Scott Mannion
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Sean Taylor as Harold Holt |
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Malcolm Kennard as Charles Forwell |
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Lech Mackiewicz as Ivan Petrov |
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Josef Ber as Teddy Knox |
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Aaron Scully as David Bondurant |
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Renaud Jadin as Tom Lancaster |
| Writing | Scott Mannion | Writer |
| Crew | Russell Boyd | Cinematography |
| Camera | Sally Eccleston | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David Burr | Additional Photography |
| Directing | Scott Mannion | Director |