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A film based on a true story of three Aboriginal girls who escaped from a government camp in 1931 and walked across the Outback to their home. They were pursued by a white official and a tracker along the rabbit-proof fence, a barrier to keep rabbits out of the farms.
Rabbit-Proof Fence is a film set in 1930's Australia, in the rather small town of Jigalong. Molly and Daisy, who are sisters, are 14 and 8 years old, respectively. The film begins with Mr. Neville coming to the girls' village and informing them that they must be relocated.
- Phillip Noyce
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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 Australian Outback.
Rabbit-Proof Fence takes as its subject the forced removal and ‘re-education’ of mixed-race Aboriginal children in early twentieth-century Australia. Given this backdrop, we might expect the film’s title to be metaphorical, and indeed it is – though not necessarily in the way we might expect. Dividing the whole of Western Australia, the fence was p...
1. Moodoo is played by David Gulpilil, Australia’s most well-known Aborigine actor. Gulpilil brings a familiarity and humanity to his performance that accentuates Moodoo’s own ambivalence towards his (enforced) profession. 2. As described on the audio commentary track for the UK DVD.
[Country: Australia. Production Company: Rumbalara Films and Olsen Levy. Director: Phillip Noyce. Screenwriter: Christine Olsen. Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle. Editors: John Scott and Veronika Jenet. Music: Peter Gabriel. Cast: Everlyn Sampi (Molly), Tianna Sainsbury (Daisy), Laura Monaghan (Gracie), Kenneth Branagh (A. O. Neville), David Gulp...
Marcia Langton, ‘Well, I heard it on the radio and saw it on the television … ’, Sydney, Australian Film Commission, 1993. Laura U. Marks, The Skin of the Film: Intercultural Cinema, Embodiment and the Senses, Durham NC and London, Duke University Press, 2000. Tom O’Regan, Australian National Cinema, London and New York, Routledge, 1996. Ingo Petzk...
Dec 25, 2002 · A film based on a true story of three aboriginal girls who escape from a government school and walk 1,500 miles across the outback to their homes. The review praises the film's historical significance, the performances of the young actors, and the emotional power of the final scene.
Jan 31, 2003 · Based on a true story, the film follows three Aboriginal girls who escape from a government camp and walk across the Outback to find their home. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Phillip Noyce
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Nov 29, 2002 · A true-life story of three aboriginal girls who escape from a government policy of forced servitude in 1931 and return home along the rabbit-proof fence. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and rent or buy the movie online.
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A film that renewed community interest in the Stolen Generations, telling the true story of three Aboriginal girls who escape from a settlement and walk home along the rabbit-proof fence. Explore the film's themes, characters, and historical context.
