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Director:
Bruce Beresford
Writers:
Bruce Beresford (writer)
Rhoisin Beresford (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
You'll remember it for a long, long time . . . [Australia Theatrical] more
Plot:
Story of an aboriginal family who tries to move out of the fringe into the main white community. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Nice Movie more (5 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Justine Saunders ... Mollie Comeaway
Kristina Nehm ... Trilby Comeaway
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kylie Belling ... Noonah Comeaway
Marlene Bell ... Hannah
Wilf Campagnoni ... Bert
David Clendenning ... Headmaster
Wilkie Collins ... Dr. Lymons
Alan Dargin ... Bruce
Ernie Dingo ... Phil
Dianne Eden ... Matron
Laurie Foel ... Waitress (as Laurence Foel)
Gabrielle Lanbrose ... Mrs. Henwood (as Gabrielle Lambrose)
Sandra Lehane ... Nurse Creswell
Bob Maza ... Joe Comeaway
Michele Miles ... Blanchie
Bill Sandy ... Skippy
Anne Saward ... May
Malcolm Silva ... Charlie
Theresa Stafford ... Schoolgirl
Lisa-Jane Stockwell ... Nurse McCarthy
Terry Thompson ... Horrie
Michelle Torres ... Audrena
Robert Ugle ... Tim
Denis Walker ... Bartie Comeaway
Kath Walker ... Eva
Maureen Watson ... Rene
Leo Wockner ... Stockman
Noanie Wood ... Miss Simmons
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia more
Company:
Fringe Dwellers Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In school, Bartie Comeaway reads the poem, 'The Boomerang' by Jack Davis. Jack Davis (1917-2000) was an Aboriginal playwright and poet from Western Australia. He was of the Aboriginal Noongar people of Western Australia. Most of his work (10 plays, 3 books of poetry) dealt with the Australian Aboriginal experience. He is regarded as the 20th Century's Aboriginal Poet Laureate. His plays appear on Australian school syllabuses. more
Soundtrack:
I Write the News more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Nice Movie, 6 November 2001
Author: mk723 from New York, USA

I thought that this was an all-in-all nice movie about a young Aborigine (pardon my spelling) girl who aspires to be more than what Australian society has already declared she will be. It's not an easy road, though. It's a thought provoking view at racism respect. This story could have easily taken place in the Civil Rights era USA or Apartheid South Africa or anywhere that major racial lines have existed. The acting is rather impressive, and I'm disappointed that I haven't seen the title character in more films.

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