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First there was ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’, then ‘My Brilliant Career’, and now best of all ‘The Getting of Wisdom’. It is incomparably moving and powerful.

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2006-03-06
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1hr 23m
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Documentary
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Released
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Mark Hartley

Director

Mark Hartley

Writer

Keywords:

adolescence sexuality bullying lesbian relationship lgbt 1910s lesbian school bullying

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