David Gulpilil, Deborah Mailman, Evelyn Sampi
In Western Australia, 1931, the small depot of Jigalong sits on the edge of the Gibson Desert. Running through Jigalong and out into the desert is a rabbit-proof fence that bisects Australia from nort...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003
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Stats: 1,249 reviews
Flixster Reviews (1,249)
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September 12, 2008Heartbreaking... this just makes me so mad about what they did. Poor Stolen Generation...
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October 6, 2007Up until 1970, Aborigine children of mixed heritage were routinely taken from their homes and placed in orphanages to be "trained". This is the true story of 3 sisters who walked 1200 miles back home.
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October 5, 2007I am surprised how few of my Australian flixster friends seem to have seen this film and I only stumbled upon it by coincidence myself.
A heart-wrenching true story of two young girls, taken away from their mothers and the life they know simply because they are half-casts and th...( read more) -
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November 16, 2009Really great film-making although a very controversial story, a wonderful film and really well done by Noyce.
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November 11, 2009A tad low on the drama, but the fact that it really happened adds a little punch. Beautiful Western Australian desert landscapes.
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November 1, 2009I wonder what horrible prejudices we have today that our grandchildren will disbelieve 80 years later? How misguided do you have to be to listen to a piece of paper instead of a mother crying as you're ripping her daughters away? You cannot "help" people by forcing them to act th...( read more)
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October 4, 2009LETTERBOX. La historia es fascinante y su causa logra indignar. Su postura unilateral es en este caso la única admisible, aunque la película se toma la consideración de exponer cómo la barbarie puede ejecutarse teniendo las "mejores intenciones" dentro de una psicología xenofóbic...( read more)
Critic Reviews
December 25, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
December 25, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This journey, which evokes some of the same mystery of the outback evoked in many other Australian films (notably Walkabout), is beautiful, harrowing and sometimes heartbreaking. full review
November 29, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
An extraordinary story is reduced to a predictable, heart-tugging issue-movie- of-the-week. full review
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July 4, 2007A section of white Australia refuses to admit the terrible impact British colonisation had on the Aboriginal people of Australia. Australian schools have only just begun teaching the grubbier side of our history, the destruction and near of genocide of the indigenous peoples and their culture. As a white Australian, I found this film uncomfortable viewing. I couldn't help but feel a sense of shame and sadness.
Unfortunately, i can't say this happened in a more 'barbaric' age. it was still taking place in the late 1950's and early 1960's.
The Aboriginal people of Australia were only granted citizenship in 1967.
A powerful, moving film.
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