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The Sound of One Hand Clapping

  • 1998
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
133
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998)
Drama

36-year-old Sonja Buloh visits her father Bojan in Tasmania's capital after 20 years absence. She left him when he beat her up in a drunken rage, and she finds him a sad alcoholic. That brin... Read all36-year-old Sonja Buloh visits her father Bojan in Tasmania's capital after 20 years absence. She left him when he beat her up in a drunken rage, and she finds him a sad alcoholic. That brings back the memories of their hard life 30 years ago when they emigrated to Australia from... Read all36-year-old Sonja Buloh visits her father Bojan in Tasmania's capital after 20 years absence. She left him when he beat her up in a drunken rage, and she finds him a sad alcoholic. That brings back the memories of their hard life 30 years ago when they emigrated to Australia from Slovenia.

  • Director
    • Richard Flanagan
  • Writer
    • Richard Flanagan
  • Stars
    • Kerry Fox
    • Kristof Kaczmarek
    • Rosie Flanagan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    133
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Flanagan
    • Writer
      • Richard Flanagan
    • Stars
      • Kerry Fox
      • Kristof Kaczmarek
      • Rosie Flanagan
    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Kerry Fox
    Kerry Fox
    • Sonja Buloh
    Kristof Kaczmarek
    Kristof Kaczmarek
    • Bojan Buloh
    Rosie Flanagan
    • Sonja, age 8
    Arabella Wain
    • Sonja, age 3
    Evelyn Krape
    Evelyn Krape
    • Jenja
    Melita Jurisic
    Melita Jurisic
    • Maria Buloh
    Jacek Koman
    Jacek Koman
    • Picotti
    Sergio Tell
    • Jiri
    Essie Davis
    Essie Davis
    • Jean
    Regina Gaigalas
    Regina Gaigalas
    • Mrs. Michnik
    • (as Gina Gaigalas)
    Peter Hay
    • Politician
    Julie Forsyth
    • Mrs. Heaney
    Jane Borghesi
    • Maja Picotti
    Jessie Ralph
    • Jessie Heaney
    Tessa Beattie
    • Moira Heaney
    Jacob Machen
    • Billy Heaney
    Joseph Wheeler
    • Sean Heaney
    Jean Flanagan
    • Heaney Twin
    • Director
      • Richard Flanagan
    • Writer
      • Richard Flanagan(novel)
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    • Trivia
      'Dance Me to My Song' (1998) and 'The Sound of One Hand Clapping' (1998) were the first of several theatrical feature film collaborations of writer-director Rolf de Heer and later producer Julie Ryan.
    • Goofs
      The position of Bujan's fingers as he holds at a photo changes between shots.
    • Connections
      Features Homicide (1964)

    User reviews2

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    7/10
    enjoyable, realistic little film, great scenic photography
    This film- of -the -book was directed by the book's author, local wunderkind [in his own lunchtime] Richard Flanagan. It was a big hit here in Tasmania, where it's set, and it's a good little story of a postwar migrant woman and her father's struggles in "pioneer" conditions in a work camp on Tasmania's rugged West Coast, and later in Hobart. Great photography and scenery. Anyone interested in this part of the world will enjoy it. A worthy addition to the handful of feature films made in Tasmania. N.B. ATTENTION: Location scouts.....
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    • LINO-10
    • Oct 12, 1999

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1998 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Odmev ploska male roke
    • Filming locations
      • Butlers Gorge, Tasmania, Australia
    • Production company
      • Artist Services
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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