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A rare look at Aboriginal issues in the 1980s

This is one of very few films which looked at Australian Aboriginal issues in the 80s, and it gives an effective and affecting portrait of Aboriginal struggle and resilience in 80s Australia. The film is very naturalistic, and Stuart, played by David Kennedy, is a quiet achiever, who persists despite the overwhelming odds stacked against him, and the racism, both overt and covert, he faces with the legal system, employment, housing and social situations. Jamie Agius is also very good as the young boy Tommy, who at first resists the idea that he has an &#39;abo&#39; father, but eventually comes around. Though it&#39;s not as well known as Bruce Beresford&#39;s The Fringe Dwellers, which also came out in 1986, it goes much deeper into contemporary Australian race relations than that film. Of the other actors, Susan Leith plays Alison, the ex-wife who married an Aboriginal man but tired of the struggle, Ray Meagher plays Alison&#39;s racist father who is determined that Tommy should be kept away from his Aboriginal roots, and Mark Little plays Curly, Stuart&#39;s cheery white mate. It&#39;s a well-rounded story, written by Aboriginal playwright Bob Merritt.

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The actor in the cast list playing Stuart Wilkins is the English David Kennedy.
The role was played by the indigenous Australian.actor David Kennedy, whose photo is on the poster. There is being erased from history...but being replaced is something else.

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A rare look at Aboriginal issues in the 1980s

The Wrong David Kennedy.

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