Directed by:
Phillip NoyceScreenplay:
Christine OlsenCinematography:
Christopher DoyleComposer:
Peter GabrielCast:
David Gulpilil, Kenneth Branagh, Jason Clarke, Deborah Mailman, Richard Carter, Roy Billing, Celine O'Leary, Garry McDonald, Carmel Johnson (more)Plots(1)
It's the 1930's in outback Australia. Three young Aboriginal girls - sisters Molly (Everlyn Sampi) and Daisy (Tianna Sansbury) and their cousin Gracie (Laura Monagham) are snatched from their mothers' arms in Jigalong, Western Australia and sent to a remote settlement at Moore River. 1500 miles away from home, distanced from their mothers and forced to adapt to a strange new world, the girls attempt the impossible and embark on a daring escape. What ensues is an epic journey across an unforgiving landscape that will test the girls' very will to survive. Their only resources - tenacity, determination, ingenuity and each other. Their one hope - find the rabbit-proof fence that might just guide them home. (Dendy Films)
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Rabbit Proof Fence is a slow and not very imaginative film in terms of directing – only the lively camerawork makes it visually distinctive – but it is very pleasant in terms of its subject and surprising in the context of Phillip Noyce’s filmography. Even though it may be political propaganda, it is also a story about the importance of family ties and the presence of a supportive domestic environment. And with an excellent performance by the young lead actress.
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A little big drama that has Australia to thank for most of it positives (the heroine, history, location) and negatives (Noyce’s academic directing). 75%
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