Beneath Clouds (2002)

Lena is the daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn is a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport.

Director:

Ivan Sen

Writer:

Ivan Sen

Stars:

Dannielle Hall, Damian Pitt, Jenna Lee Connors

8 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dannielle Hall	...	Lena
Damian Pitt	...	Vaughn
Jenna Lee Connors	...	Ty
Terry Dahlstron	...	Man with Headphones
Wayne Dargin	...	Boy at Service Station
Shane Dargin	...	Boy at Service Station
Marshall Bell	...	Boy at Service Station
Aaron Robinson	...	Boy at Service Station
Mundurra Weldon	...	Liam
Athol French	...	Kevy
Jamalla Carr	...	Girl with Pram
Samuel Barker	...	Baby in Pram
Ben Paparo	...	Male Police Officer
Lila Fisher	...	Female Police Officer
Kevin Pitt	...	Lena's Stepdad

Storyline

The story of Lena, the light-skinned daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn, a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport. To Lena, Vaughn represents the life she is running away from. To Vaughn, Lena embodies the society that has rejected him. And for a very short amount of time, they experience a rare true happiness together.

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Plot Keywords:

australian aborigine | housefly | biracial | tree trimming | irish father | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of five theatrical feature films that were first released in Australia in 2002 which were major movies about indigenous Australian Aboriginality. They were: Rolf de Heer's 'The Tracker', Paul Goldman's 'Australian Rules', Ivan Sens's 'Beneath Clouds', Phillip Noyce's 'Rabbit- Proof Fence', and Craig Lahiff's 'Black and White'. Four of these pictures were filmed in South Australia.

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Connections

Referenced in Toomelah: Cannes Film Festival Footage (2012)

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Soundtracks

Streets of Tamworth
("Streets of Old Fitzroy")
Written by Harry Williams
Performed by Roger Knox

User Reviews

Only Australian movie I've seen... and it was great!

For a foreign, the language is pretty hard to understand, because they use lot of slangwords.. Well. I liked this film. The aggregate is beautiful and harmony and I think it's categorized as an art film... I'm not sure, but that's what I was told to. The movie is about white girl and black guy, their sad stories and hate which becames to friendship and then love.

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 2002 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Felhők mögött

Filming Locations:

Portland, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$218,085

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Autumn Films Pty. Ltd., Axiom Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1