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Release Date:
21 February 2002 (Australia)
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Tagline:
If you were kidnapped by the government, would you walk the 1500 miles back home? more
Plot:
In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Outback. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 21 wins
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24 nominations
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(15 articles)
Listen To Genius Producer Jeremy Thomas
(From Deadline Hollywood. 10 October 2009, 11:24 PM, PDT)
Noyce returning to South Africa / Portman Set to Star in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan / Sean Penn Taking a Break From Hollywood.
(From SoundOnSight. 22 June 2009, 8:28 AM, PDT)
(From Deadline Hollywood. 10 October 2009, 11:24 PM, PDT)
Noyce returning to South Africa / Portman Set to Star in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan / Sean Penn Taking a Break From Hollywood.
(From SoundOnSight. 22 June 2009, 8:28 AM, PDT)
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True and important film!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Everlyn Sampi | ... | Molly Craig |
| Tianna Sansbury | ... | Daisy Kadibill |
| Laura Monaghan | ... | Gracie Fields |
| David Gulpilil | ... | Moodoo |
| Ningali Lawford | ... | Maud |
| Myarn Lawford | ... | Molly's Grandmother |
| Deborah Mailman | ... | Mavis |
| Jason Clarke | ... | Constable Riggs |
 | Kenneth Branagh | ... | A.O. Neville |
| Natasha Wanganeen | ... | Nina, Dormitory Boss |
| Garry McDonald | ... | Mr. Neal at Moore River |
 | Roy Billing | ... | Police Inspector |
| Lorna Leslie | ... | Miss Thomas |
| Celine O'Leary | ... | Miss Jessop |
| Kate Roberts | ... | Matron at Moore River |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for emotional thematic material.
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Runtime:
94 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Switzerland:10 (canton of Zurich) |
Malaysia:U |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:All |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Africa:13V (theatrical rating) |
South Africa:PG (DVD rating) |
USA:TV-PG (cable rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:I |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:11 |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:7 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:PG |
USA:PG (certificate #38838)
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The world premiere of this film was held in an outdoor screening at Jigalong, the outback community where the girls were taken from, and where they still live.
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Continuity: Far into the story the film shows the view from Mr. Neville's office window, allowing us to see a few applicants. Among those is a couple whose application had been rejected early in the story by Mr. Neville. Obviously the same set served different scenes that were far apart in time.
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Title Cards: Western Australia 1931
Title Cards: For 100 years the Aboriginal Peoples have resisted the invasion of their lands by white settlers.
Title Cards: Now, a special law, the Aborigines Act, controls their lives in every detail.
Title Cards: Mr. A. O. Neville, the Chief Protector of Aborigines, is the legal guardian of every Aborigine in the State of Western Australia.
Title Cards: He has the power "to remove any half-caste child" from their family, from anywhere within the state.
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Title Cards: Western Australia 1931
Title Cards: For 100 years the Aboriginal Peoples have resisted the invasion of their lands by white settlers.
Title Cards: Now, a special law, the Aborigines Act, controls their lives in every detail.
Title Cards: Mr. A. O. Neville, the Chief Protector of Aborigines, is the legal guardian of every Aborigine in the State of Western Australia.
Title Cards: He has the power "to remove any half-caste child" from their family, from anywhere within the state.
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Referenced in Gulpilil: One Red Blood (2002) (V)
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The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
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This is a very powerful film from the wonderful Phillip Noyce (The Quiet American) and its based on the shameful history in Australia where aborigine children were taken by force from their families and tribes to camps and taught to be servants. In the film 3 sisters escape and venture to walk 1,500 miles back to their tribe. The title refers to a fenceline that stretches for thousands of miles and the girls follow it. The wonderful aborigine actor David Gulpilil (Walkabout) plays a scout that is tracking the girls and Kenneth Branaugh plays an officer that is in charge of the whole operation. I guess the main flaw in the film would be the middle where most of the walking takes place and the film really slows down but its not a major complaint. The 1,500 mile trek is expertly paced and the film is by no means dull. Rather, its fascinating! The real footage that we see at the end of the film is so powerful that the whole essence of what you have just watched becomes even more devastating. This is more than just an important film, its a documentation of an ugly and shameful part of Australian history. A must see!