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SYNOPSIS: In each episode of this Award winning series a Person Of Interest is given their previously secret ASIO intellifence file, and asked to respond to the allegations it contains. The four Persons Of Interest are Roger Milliss, Michael Hyde, Gary Foley and Frank Hardy. For forty years the Australian Intelligence & Security Organistion (ASIO) hunted spies and subversives. In the process it opened files on students, unionists, Aboriginal activists, and writers and as many as half a million other citizens. Persons Of Interest shows how things really happened in this dirty war against dissent. Using actual files, recently discovered secret surveillance film and photographs, these films are the personal stories of lives under the microscope of Government surveillance. In light of the Snowden, NSA scandal and with ASIO possessing more power than ever - Persons Of Interest is a timely addition to the debate.
| Censorship Rating | PG |
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| Length | 4 Episodes x 52 minutes. This is a 4 disc set and includes extra ASIO surveillance films, out takes and interview with Director |
| Country of Origin | Australia |
| Year of Production | 2014 |
| Producer | Gai Steele |
| Director | Haydn Keenan |
| Performers | Roger Milliss, Michael Hyde, Gary Foley, Frank Hardy |
| Awards | Winner; Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Documentary, Nominated for Walkley Award, Nominated for NSW Premier's History Prize |
| Subject Area | Australian History, Espionage, Politics, Aboriginal Activism, Cold War, Activities of the KGB |
| Reviews | "This is a superb series, rich with raw materials and insight into the hidden corners of our history" – Sydney Morning Herald. |