Sisters of War

Sisters of War
Written byJohn Misto
Directed byBrendan Maher
StarringClaire van der Boom
Sarah Snook
Susie Porter
Gerald Lepkowski
Paulini Curuenavuli
Khan Chittenden
Anna Volska
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAndrew Wiseman
Running time95 minutes
Original release
Release14 November 2010 (2010-11-14)
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Sisters of War is a telemovie based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War II.[1] Sisters of War was written by John Misto, produced by Andrew Wiseman and directed by Brendan Maher.[2] It made its debut at the Brisbane International Film Festival on 11 November 2010.[3] It premiered on television on 14 November 2010 on Australian channel ABC1.[3]

  1. ^ David Knox (25 October 2010) Airdate: Sisters of War: TV Tonight www.tvtonight.com.au – Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  2. ^ About – Sisters of War – ABC TV Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  3. ^ a b Nun's POW story draws family to film festival Archived 21 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine www.cathnews.com – Retrieved 2010-11-11.