
1941. A country in crisis. A new man in power. Leadership demands and personal demons are set to collide. The story of John Curtin as he faces his first six months as Prime Minister, confronting in quick succession, the tragedy of Pearl Harbour, the fall of Singapore, the bombing of Darwin and a furious battle with Churchill over the deployment of Australian troops. This is a raw and intimate story of a driven and inspirational leader - a man who struggles to battle his own personal demons while serving and protecting a country at war.

as John Curtin

as Elsie Curtin

as Elsie Jnr

as John Jnr

as Frederick Shedden

as Don Rodgers

as Ben Chifley

as Robert Menzies

as Bert Evatt

as Jack Beasley

as Gen. Vernon Sturdee

as Tatsuo Kawai

as Gladys Joyce

as Fred McLaughlin

as Don Whitington

as Percy Spender

as Eddie Ward

as Frank Green

as Mrs. Needham

as Wife

as Police Commander

as Journo

as Journo

as Staff Officer

as Elsie Jnr's Boyfriend

as US Radio Announcer