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An Exercise in Discipline: Peel

8m 54s

Directed by Jane Campion • 1982 • Australia

This short, concerning a father disciplining his son whilst on a road trip, went on to win the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and effectively launched director Jane Campion's feature-filmmaking career.

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