Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1990)

Released Drama · 19 min

 

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1990)

Released Drama · 19 min

 

A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees... see more

A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Dec 31, 1990
COUNTRY
AU, US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
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