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Across their 45-year career, ‘The Oils’ helped shape modern Australia with anthems like US Forces, Beds Are Burning, Blue Sky Mine and Redneck Wonderland. Featuring unheard interviews with every band member, unseen live and studio footage, alongside signature moments like the outback tour with Warumpi Band, their Exxon protest gig in New York and those famous “Sorry” suits at the Sydney Olympics, this film traces the singular journey of Australia’s quintessential rock band.

2025 · 1h 45m
Director Paul Clarke

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Across their 45-year career, ‘The Oils’ helped shape modern Australia with anthems like US Forces, Beds Are Burning, Blue Sky Mine and Redneck Wonderland. Featuring unheard interviews with every band member, unseen live and studio footage, alongside signature moments like the outback tour with Warumpi Band, their Exxon protest gig in New York and those famous “Sorry” suits at the Sydney Olympics, this film traces the singular journey of Australia’s quintessential rock band.

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Studio
Beyond Entertainment
Released
2025
Run Time
1 hr 45 min
Rated
G
Region of Origin
Australia
© 2024 Beyond Entertainment Pty Limited, Blink TV Production Pty Limited, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Languages

Original Audio
English (Australia), English
Audio

English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) (SDH), Dutch , French (France) , German (Germany) , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.