Film
Building Bridges: Bill Youren's Vision of Peace
New Zealand- Director
- John Chrisstoffels
- Year
- 2023
Farmer, family man, and—unlikely leftist organiser. Bill Youren gave up a career as a lawyer to live a traditional farmer life in the back-blocks of the Hawke's Bay. He was also a zealous supporter of freedom of speech in a political environment, with the backdrop of the Cold War and the 1951 Waterfront Strike, where anyone labelled a Communist was seen as an existential threat.
Top cast
Directed by
John Chrisstoffels
Written by
Richard Bullen