Featured Audience Ratings

• Sam B

  
  Kenneth Branagh is a compelling villain, and some of the cinematography is great but there simply isn't enough plot to carry this true-story drama to the finish line with full attention in tow.

• Raymond W

  
  Rabbit-Proof Fence is visually stunning, well-acted film telling of the racism by the British against the Aboriginal peoples of Australia in the 1930's. It's an emotional, heart-breaking jouney enhanced by a haunting and beautiful score by Peter Gabriel.

• Lady D

  
  A powerful true story revealing a time in Australian history known as "The Stolen Nation". A gutsy focus on one family and their courage to evade their government forced destinies. Great perforrmances all around.

• erika b

  
  Really good plot.

• Cindy I

  
  Up until 1970, the Australian government took it upon themselves to take "half-castes (the Australian term for mixed Aboriginal/Caucasian children) from their homes in sanctioned kidnappings, in a midguided attempt to "civilize" them. There was also a more sinister… More
  Up until 1970, the Australian government took it upon themselves to take "half-castes (the Australian term for mixed Aboriginal/Caucasian children) from their homes in sanctioned kidnappings, in a midguided attempt to "civilize" them. There was also a more sinister reason -- to "breed the black" out of them, and to train them as servants and laborers. Many of these children never saw their families again. These children are now known as "The Stolen Generation". This film is the true story of three young girls who experience this fate, only to escape and travel 1200 miles through the Outback ON FOOT back to their village, with the police in hot pursuit. At times heartbreaking, anger-provoking and uplifting, the mind reels at the difficulties these children -- aged 8, 11 and 14 -- must have faced on their journey. But I'm sure they believed it was nothing compared to what they faced back at the compound -- poor living conditions in dormitories not much more than huts and packed with other children, abusive caretakers, rigid rules and physical discipline for any infractions, and basically treatment not much above animals. The trip the girls make after their capture -- locked in a cage in the cargo hold of a train -- vividly demonstrates that fact, and is painful to watch. And when they escape, they are pursued by "Tracker", a man on a horse with hunting dogs. The three children in the lead roles are entirely convincing, and I just wanted to pick them up and take them to their mother myself. The only reasons I didn't give this film five stars are that it moves rather slowly at times, and Kenneth Branagh was distracting to me as the only recognizable actor in a sea of (at least to me) unknowns. I defy anyone to watch this film and not be moved by it. Oh, and "rabbit-proof fence" is just what it says -- a fence to keep out rabbits. It however plays a major role in the film.

• Wahida K

  
  A daring escape. An epic journey. The true story of 3 girls who walked 1500 miles to find their way home.

• Bruce B

  
  One of the best films I have seen this month and it ranks up there with some of the best films I have seen lifetime. This is about the 1930 time frame when Aboriginal boys and girls were taken away from there parents if the were have breeds, part white part Aboriginal. This is a true… More
  One of the best films I have seen this month and it ranks up there with some of the best films I have seen lifetime. This is about the 1930 time frame when Aboriginal boys and girls were taken away from there parents if the were have breeds, part white part Aboriginal. This is a true story about a 13 year old girl with her cousin 11 and sister 8, who trek across Australia after being taken from their parents and put in a White Training School, more like a prison camp. They escape and trek 1500 miles back home. The ending is the coolest where the real people make a cameo appearance. This didn't get the play time in America that it should have. 5 Stars nothing less.

• Leigh R

  
  Heartbreaking... this just makes me so mad about what they did. Poor Stolen Generation...

• Dan S

  
  A great, heart felt film dealing with a persecuted people and how they battled their troubles. A great, great story, with a moving ending.

• Curtis L

  
  Cool film showing the power of determination for loved ones.

• danny d

  
  really fascinating, based on the realities of life for many in austrailia not so long ago, independant but well done

• Dean M

  
  An extraordinary true drama story of three 1930s Aboriginal girls who are taken from families, then they trek across the outback on their home.

• Luke B

  
  Well made. Impressive and obviously put together by a talented crew. However there just isn't enough substance to keep my attention. Very dull.

• Lanning :

  
  A powerful true story about suffering under and coping with the arrogance of imperialism. But not executed well enough to maintain intensity for a full-length movie.

• John B

  
  A great journey picture and certainly one of the best films on the aboriginal peoples of Australia. Kenneth Branaugh is brilliant as the adversary for the escaping gals.

• Cinema F

  
  From the earliest years of European settlement in Australia, there is evidence of Aboriginal children being taken from their families as the authorities believed it was for their own good. In the first half of the 20th century, it was official policy in most states to remove half or… More
  From the earliest years of European settlement in Australia, there is evidence of Aboriginal children being taken from their families as the authorities believed it was for their own good. In the first half of the 20th century, it was official policy in most states to remove half or quarter caste Aboriginal children. This movie is the true story of Doris Pilkington Garimara's mother Molly, who in 1931 led her two sisters on a 1,600 kilometre walk across remote Western Australia. At their tender age, they escaped the confinement of a government institution for Aboriginal children removed from their families. Barefoot, without provisions or maps, tracked by Native police and search planes, the girls followed the rabbit-proof fence, knowing it would lead them home. It's one of my favourites.

• Sylvester K

  
  Depends on how you view it, it can a film about racism or a film about staying together and finding way home. The realistic portrayal can be disturbing to some people but are the ultimate truth of what the British people were thinking- Eugenics in a wrong way. Aboriginal people are… More
  Depends on how you view it, it can a film about racism or a film about staying together and finding way home. The realistic portrayal can be disturbing to some people but are the ultimate truth of what the British people were thinking- Eugenics in a wrong way. Aboriginal people are shown to have strong willpower and stamina thanks to the director. It's a controversial film based on the true story.

• Noah N

  
  'Rabbit-Proof Fence' (2002) is a beautiful true story which keeps audience amused thought most of the film.

• Sarah B

  
  Ultimately unsatisfying, misguided and pointless, but an intriguing film about the aboriginal way of life none the less.

• Ina S

  
  The astonishing - and true - story and the compelling performances especially by the young actresses, plus the simple yet effective visuals and storytelling, make this a great film. Absolutely remarkable and very moving, in spite of some little flaws here and there.

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