The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
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Bruce Beresford returned to the austerity of his first Australian films with The Fringe Dwellers. Kristina Nehm stars as an Aborigine woman named Trilby, who along with her tribespeople lives on the fringes of "accepted" Australian society. Trilby's mother (Justine Saunders) urges her… More Bruce Beresford returned to the austerity of his first Australian films with The Fringe Dwellers. Kristina Nehm stars as an Aborigine woman named Trilby, who along with her tribespeople lives on the fringes of "accepted" Australian society. Trilby's mother (Justine Saunders) urges her family to remove themselves from squalor and move up to a fashionable all-white suburb. What with the snobbery of her new neighbors and an onslaught of visiting relatives, Trilby never has a moment of happiness. She seeks solace in the arms of her boyfriend (Ernie Dingo), but this only results in an unwanted pregnancy. Her "escape" to a better life is an indirect result of her newborn child's death. Bruce and Rhoisin Beresford adapted the script of The Fringe Dwellers from the novel by Nene Gare. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bruce Beresford
- Written By
- Bruce Beresford, Rhoisin Beresford
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 1, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Atlantic Releasing Corporation
Critic Reviews
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Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
One of the few Australian films selected for Competition at Cannes (1986), Bruce Beresford's adaptation of the novel is a milestone for Australian cinema.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A sensitive cross-cultural study about an aboriginal family in Australia.
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Cast
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Ktistina Nehm
as Trilby Comeaway
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Justine Saunders
as Mollie Comeaway
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Bob Maza
as Joe Comeaway
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Kylie Belling
as Noonah Comeaway
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Denis Walker
as Bartie Comeaway
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Ernie Dingo
as Phil
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Malcolm Silva
as Charlie
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Marlene Bell
as Hannah
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Michelle Torres
as Audrena
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Michele Miles
as Blanchie
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Kathryn Walker
as Eva
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Bill Sandy
as Skippy
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Maureen Watson
as Rene
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Robert Ugle
as Tim
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Alan Dargin
as Bruce
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Terry Thompson
as Horrie
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Annie Saward
as May
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Wilkie Collins
as Dr. Symons
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David Clendenning
as Headmaster
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Wilf Campagnoni
as Bert
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Dianne Eden
as Matron
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Gabrielle Lambrose
as Mrs. Henwood
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Sandra Lehane
as Nurse Creswell
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Theresa Stafford
as Schoolgirl
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Lisa-Jane Stockwell
as Nurse McCarthy
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Leo Wockner
as Stockman
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Noanie Wood
as Miss Simmons
