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Two Australian cinemas reinstated screenings of a satirical animated film linked to One Nation after initially cancelling the events, reversing course within hours of the decision becoming public.
The film, A Super Progressive Movie, is associated with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and was due to screen at Melbourne’s Village Cinemas Crown and a venue in Hobart.
Both venues removed the screenings on January 28 before later overturning the cancellations.
Hanson went public shortly after the cancellations, criticising the decision and arguing the film had been mischaracterised. She described it as political satire and said Australians were capable of engaging with humour they might disagree with.
The film follows a group of progressive characters living in a fictional “Naarm bubble”, using the Aboriginal name for Melbourne, who travel into a country governed by Hanson as prime minister. Their goal is to recover a symbolic object referred to as the “Victim Hood”.
The film is available online and holds a 7.4/10 rating on IMDb.
Hanson said all premiere screenings across Australia had sold out, including two events scheduled in Melbourne.
She also pointed to the success of a song associated with the film, performed by Holly Valance, which she said had topped the iTunes charts.
A planned screening of the trailer at Parliament House last year was cancelled at short notice, which Hanson said caused inconvenience for attendees who had travelled to Canberra.
