Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

6.9

Movie

Australia
English
Action, Adventure, Drama, History
2002
PHILLIP NOYCE
Andrew Martin, Andrew S. Gilbert, Anthony Hayes
94 min

What it's about

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.

The take

A true story based film about three girls whose lives become a tragedy shaped by the Rabbit-proof fence, which runs along Australia splitting it to two parts. These girls, daughters of an aboriginal mother and a white father who worked on building the fence and then moved on, get taken from their mother to a so-called re-education camp. This is the story of their escape to find the fence and then their mother, a journey of 1500 miles that they can only do on foot. Tragic, yes, but this is an honest film that sends clear messages without any excessive emotional dwelling.

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