This is one of those great stories of someone overcoming great personal hardship and triumphing. It is also one of those terrible films that reminds us of how bad people can be. It is about the "Stolen Generation" where Australia of the 1930's was running a policy of integration to absorb half-caste aboriginals back into white society by breeding them out.
The cast are extremely young and none of them from an acting background, however the director did his work and found three very talented girls. I see that only one of them has acted since, but still it's early days.
Like in Walkabout the story is tragic and simple. We are allowed to enjoy the expansive vistas of the outback, and brood over the facts we've been presented without distraction of a thrill a minute plot. I would not say the pace was leisurely or idle, just not all wham-bam.
Like in THX-1138, the chase of the escapees is limited by budgetary concerns. There is a national policy to enforce, but only so many dollars to enforce it with. I guess this illustrates how people get stuck in the bureaucratic machinery without thinking about the what or why they are doing.
Overall I liked the film. The making of documentary is worth taking a look see at also.
And Brannagh is not insufferably egotistical in this.
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