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October 1986 (USA)
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Story of an aboriginal family who tries to move out of the fringe into the main white community. | add synopsis
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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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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.
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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.