In June 1893, European prospectors unlawfully took claim to ‘The Golden Mile’ on Aboriginal land. In little over a hundred years the natural landscape has been transformed into the industrial hellscape of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. As incumbent Mayor John Bowler starts to campaign for a second term, independent prospector John ‘General Hercules’ Katahanas decides to run against him on an anti-corruption ticket. What starts out as a quirky David-vs-Goliath political battle, unravels into a portrait of a man, a town and a country sent mad by the timeless cycles of exploitation, racism and greed.
Unfortunately the movie General Hercules is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Brodie Poole | Director |
Production | Ruby Schmidt | Producer |
Writing | Brodie Poole | Screenplay |
Writing | Matthew Bate | Screenplay |
Crew | Brodie Poole | Cinematography |
Crew | Jaydon Martin | Cinematography |
Crew | Joe McLaren | Cinematography |
Editing | Annika Damon | Editor |
Editing | Nina Pavlovic | Editor |
Editing | Brodie Poole | Editor |