The Beach: Isolation in Paradise

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Film-maker Warwick Thornton gives up life in the fast lane - at least for a while.

Alone, on a remote beach in Western Australia, one of the most beautiful yet brutal environments in the world, award-winning film director Warwick Thornton attempts to change his life.

Film-maker Warwick Thornton’s international success has come at a personal cost. He has reached a crossroad in his life and something has to change. 

He has chosen to try giving up life in the fast lane for a while to go it alone, on an isolated beach in Western Australia, one of the most beautiful yet brutal environments in the world, to see if the experience can transform and heal his life.

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Alone on a remote beach in Western Australia, one of the most beautiful yet brutal environments in the world, award-winning film director Warwick Thornton attempts to change his life.

Film-maker Warwick Thornton’s international success has come at a personal cost. He has reached a crossroads in his life and something has to change. 

He has chosen to try giving up life in the fast lane for a while to go it alone, on an isolated beach in Western Australia, one of the most beautiful yet brutal environments in the world, to see if the experience can transform and heal his life.

The Beach: Isolation in Paradise: Series 1

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