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Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote!

DocumentaryMusic
6.3·2011·0h 57m

In 2010, the iconic Tote Hotel – last bastion of Melbourne’s vibrant music counterculture – was forced to close by unfair laws. Filmed over 7 years, “...

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Cast

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Bruce Milne

himself

Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer

herself

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James Young

himself

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Eddy Current Supression Ring

band

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Powder Monkeys

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Spazzys

band

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Spiderbait

band

DIRECTOR

Natalie van den Dungen

OVERVIEW

In 2010, the iconic Tote Hotel – last bastion of Melbourne’s vibrant music counterculture – was forced to close by unfair laws. Filmed over 7 years, “Persecution Blues” depicts the struggle of more than 20,000 fans – and the bands who inspire them – to preserve their history and protect their future, and puts the audience on the front line of an epic-scale culture war.