Described as "an Aboriginal Kramer vs Kramer," this is the moving account of an Aboriginal political activist fighting his white ex-wife for joint custody of their son.
Acting
David Kennedy's restrained desperation breaks you.
Direction
Ogilvie's Sydney feels like another character.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes politeness.
Director
George Ogilvie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Australia's 1980s land rights battles, it was too radical for mainstream distribution and virtually disappeared for decades.
Director George Ogilvie deliberately cast David Kennedy, a non-professional Aboriginal actor discovered in Redfern, after established actors refused the role's emotional demands.
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