Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
Blue eyed, fair skinned Lena is the daughter of an Aboriginal mother, living in a small country town.She longs for the romantic ideal of her absent father and his Irish heritage. When her home life feels set to implode, she hits the road with little money, a backpack and a photo of her dad. When Lena misses her bus to Sydney, she meets up with Vaughn, an Aboriginal teenager who has run away from a minimum-security prison in the desperate hope of reaching his ill mother. Vaughn is hardened by his anger at the world. Initially the two reluctant travelling companions are suspicious and wary of each other, but their journey, mostly by foot and the odd lift, builds an understanding between them |
Notes |
"Financed by Australian Film Finance Corporation, produced with the assistance of New South Wales Film & Television Office, produced in association with SBS Independent" |
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"DVD01870" |
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Available with study guide and production notes |
Credits |
Directed by Ivan Sen; Written by Ivan Sen ; Produced by Teresa-Jayne Hanlon ; Executive producer, Douglas Cummins |
Performer |
Dannielle Hall, Damien Pitt |
Audience |
Censorship classification: M 15+ |
Notes |
DVD ; Region 4 ; PAL ; Letterbox |
Subject |
Youth, Aboriginal Australian -- Social conditions.
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Youth, Aboriginal Australian -- Socialization.
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Youth, Aboriginal Australian -- Attitudes.
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Feature films -- Australia.
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Motion pictures, Australian.
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Genre/Form |
DVD-Video discs
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Motion pictures, Australian
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Author |
Hanlon, Teresa-Jayne, 1967-
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Sen, Ivan.
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Australian Film Finance Corporation.
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SBS Independent.
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New South Wales Film and Television Office.
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Autumn Films (FirmCatalogued on LA)
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