In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.
- Awards
- 23 wins & 25 nominations
Lorna Lesley
- Miss Thomas
- (as Lorna Leslie)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEverlyn Sampi (Molly Craig) ran away twice during filming. In one instance, she was found in a phone booth, trying to buy tickets back to Broome.
- GoofsThe three girls Molly, Gracie and Daisy were not taken by surprise and removed by force from Jigalong. The violent removal scene in the film is entirely fictional. The girls' mothers were informed beforehand they were to travel with Constable Riggs and, without any protest, they acquiesced in the decision. The girls left Jigalong on horseback, not locked in a motor car.
- Quotes
Daisy Kadibill: [after Molly lifts Daisy up to a bird's nest to gather some eggs to eat] Three of them!
Molly Craig: Perfect. One for you, one for me, and one for both of us!
- Crazy creditsThe painting songs sung by the Walpiri, Amatjere and Wangajunka women were not sacred songs, but were songs able to be performed in public.
- ConnectionsEdited from A Steam Train Passes (1974)
- SoundtracksNgankarrparni
(Sky Blue Reprise) (2002)
Written by Peter Gabriel
Featured by The Blind Boys of Alabama, Myarn Lawford (as Myarn) and Ningali Lawford
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Official policy between 1910 and 1970 in Australia allowed half-caste Aborigine children to be forcibly removed from their families and incarcerated for their own' good in training schools where their were educated to become fitting servants for white families. This institutionalised eugenics, still recent enough to be remembered by its victims, is still a controversial issue in Australia where the PM John Howard refuses to give an official apology. The film has been doing very well in Australia. The story follows three such girls who are forcibly re-located but escape, and follow the rabbit-proof fence' on a 1500 mile journey back home. The title itself seems to echo not only the yellow brick road of the Wizard of Oz (another journey to reclaim one's wholeness) but the fence that was erected to contain animals which is just how the Aborigine children are treated, albeit with the best intentions. The story was adapted from a book by the daughter of the youngest surviving half-cast Aborigine portrayed in the film the actual child actors had mostly never seen a motion picture before let alone acted in one.
- Chris_Docker
- Nov 2, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Rabbit Proof Fence
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,199,600
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $88,352
- Dec 1, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $16,220,968
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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