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Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) 7.5
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Reviews: 247 user | 72 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com 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 Outback. Director:Phillip Noyce |
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Cast
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Laura Monaghan | ... | |
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Ningali Lawford | ... |
Maud - Molly's Mother
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Myarn Lawford | ... |
Molly's Grandmother
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Mavis
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Constable Riggs
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Natasha Wanganeen | ... |
Nina, Dormitory Boss
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Garry McDonald | ... |
Mr. Neal at Moore River
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Police Inspector
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Lorna Lesley | ... |
Miss Thomas
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Celine O'Leary | ... |
Miss Jessop
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Kate Roberts | ... |
Matron at Moore River
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Plot Synopsis
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Western Australia, 1931. Government policy includes taking half-caste children from their Aboriginal mothers and sending them a thousand miles away to what amounts to indentured servitude, "to save them from themselves." Molly, Daisy, and Grace (two sisters and a cousin who are 14, 10, and 8) arrive at their Gulag and promptly escape, under Molly's lead. For days they walk north, following a fence that keeps rabbits from settlements, eluding a native tracker and the regional constabulary. Their pursuers take orders from the government's "chief protector of Aborigines," A.O. Neville, blinded by Anglo-Christian certainty, evolutionary world view and conventional wisdom. Can the girls survive? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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1500 Miles Is A Long Way Home See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
AustraliaRelease Date:
31 January 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Long Walk Home See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£221,758 (UK) (8 November 2002)Gross:
$6,165,429 (USA) (25 April 2003)Company Credits
Production Co:
Rumbalara Films, Australian Film Commission, The, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) See more »
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(1848) (uncredited)
Music by William H. Monk
Lyrics by Cecil F. Alexander, from "Hymns for Little Children" (1838)
Sung offscreen in church at the Moore River Settlement
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The last scene in the movie, which shows the real-life Molly Craig walking with a walking stick, was shot first. According to Phillip Noyce, during an interview after a screening, Molly's age and health made it so that it would be best if that scene was shot first. See more »Goofs
During the opening scenes of the movie the lizard that they have been hunting is killed and when they are carrying it back to their home the lizard is first carried one way then switches with the change in camera angle and then changes back. See more »Crazy Credits
The painting songs sung by the Walpiri, Amatjere and Wangajunka women were not sacred songs, but were songs able to be performed in public. See more »Soundtracks
All Things Bright and Beautiful(1848) (uncredited)
Music by William H. Monk
Lyrics by Cecil F. Alexander, from "Hymns for Little Children" (1838)
Sung offscreen in church at the Moore River Settlement
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Yes we've seen children-on-the-run films, but such glib commentary demeans this true life drama and its implications in real life. This magnificent and tragic story is yet another must-see in re:the little holocausts that have gone on, even in the most "civilized" nations - in this case Australia. What a touching story of three girls, marvelously portrayed by unknown young actresses, who escape from a horrific government policy, initiated by white supremacist Australia pre-Hitler and Nazi Germany. It is odd to say this is beautifully filmed in the Australian outback... and Kenneth Brannagh, echoing his recent portrayal as Heydrich in "Conspiracy", plays white evil incarnate - a prim bureaucrat diligently doing his government job's mandate - to cleanse Australia of "half breeds" in a most heinous (if not deadly) fashion. It is compelling from beginning to end, and the epilogue is most chilling and bittersweet. Superior and meaningful film making.