About the film
The Day of the Roses is a two-part Australian television mini-series, a docu-drama directed by Peter Fisk, based on the events of the 1977 Granville railway disaster. The film was made in 1998 and runs over 3.5 hours. Described as "a dramatic depiction of real events", it was based on a manuscript by Murray Hubbard and Ray Connor.
It won the 1999 AACTA Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series.
From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).