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- Based on a true story, the book is a personal account of an Indigenous Australian family's experiences as members of the Stolen Generation —the forced removal of mixed-race children from their families during the early 20th century.
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Perhaps it's not entirely true to life, but this tale of Doris Duke and employee Bernard Lafferty is a deft character study.
"Bernard and Doris", an HBO film, directed by Bob Balaban, and conceived by Hugh Costello, is based on a relationship that is perhaps a fantasy in the mind of its creators. Fact and fiction are mixed freely, although this movie doesn't try to give us reality because after all, Doris Duke's real life story would have probably made a Hollywood epic.
May 4, 2018 · Hayley Simpson. Writer. 04 May 2018. Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian film based on the book, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara. It is loosely based on a true story about the author’s mother, Molly, who was a part of the Stolen Generations.
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May 13, 2024 · Other Movies Based on True Stories. The Tragic True Story of the ‘Ferrari’ Movie ‘Maestro’: Inside Leonard Bernstein’s Marriage; ... His and Doris’ fourth son, Kerry (played by White ...
Feb 7, 2008 · The deft script by Hugh Costello cheerfully admits, “Some of the following is based on fact and some of it is not.” In reality, Bernard resembled Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Doris looked like ...
