Joh: Last King of Queensland
A captivating and cautionary portrait of one of Australia’s most controversial politicians, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, whose career can be seen as a playbook for the Trump era.
Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen reigned over Queensland for 19 tumultuous years (1968–1987). Hugely popular, he presided over enormous growth, but corruption raged under his tenure, as did electoral manipulation and often violent suppression of dissent. This film tells Joh’s story through rare archival footage and revelatory interviews, exploring a life shaped by a hard yakka, god-fearing upbringing on his family’s farm. Trump’s spectre is evoked in Joh’s famously mangled and meandering way of speaking – brilliantly dramatised by Richard Roxburgh – alongside his unyielding execution of power and the desperate denial of his final days in office.
- Director
- Kriv Stenders
- Writer
- Kriv Stenders
- Writer
- Matthew Condon
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- Is Joh: Last King of Queensland free to watch?
- Not on Filmghar: we only play films and episodes that are in the public domain or that the owner has made free. We'll show it here as soon as it is free.
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- Who is in the cast of Joh: Last King of Queensland?
- Joh: Last King of Queensland stars Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Matthew Condon, Bob Katter, Richard Roxburgh.
- What kind of film is Joh: Last King of Queensland?
- Joh: Last King of Queensland (2025) is a documentary film.
