Cop It Sweet
Genres
Overview
In the winter of 1991 an ABC film crew spent six weeks following Sydney's Redfern police. The inner city patrol of Redfern is predominantly working class with a large aboriginal and migrant population. The police in this film are general duties officers mostly on mobile patrols. At the time of filming 78% of police at Redfern were under the age of 25.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
65 min
Release Date
1992-03-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Allan Peek
Self
Glenn Rose
Self
Tom Moffatt
Self
Paul Massey
Self
Lisa Jensen
Self
Michel Bills
Self
Wayne Baxter
Self
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