Rabbit-proof Fence (Original title)Le Chemin de la Liberté (Alternative title)
Dates: 2002 (Copyright), 08 November 2002 (Release)Countries: Australia, United KingdomDirector: Phillip Noyce
Synopsis: The true story of three Aboriginal girls, sisters Molly and Daisy and their cousin Gracie, who had white fathers - long departed - and are being brought up by their mothers and grandmother in the remote community of Jigalong. When A.O. Neville, a Western Australian bureaucrat in charge of the Aborigines, demands that the girls be taken from their families and transported to a special facility for half-caste children, the girls decide to escape. So begins their 1,200 mile journey across Australia.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: The Stolen Generation, Aboriginal people (Australian)
Releases
Date: 21 February 2002Country: AustraliaRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Atlab Color - Sound - DTS (sound) / Dolby DigitalRuntime: 94 mins Length: 8415 Feet
Dates: 2002 (Copyright), 08 November 2002 (Release)Countries: Australia, United KingdomDirector: Phillip Noyce
Synopsis: The true story of three Aboriginal girls, sisters Molly and Daisy and their cousin Gracie, who had white fathers - long departed - and are being brought up by their mothers and grandmother in the remote community of Jigalong. When A.O. Neville, a Western Australian bureaucrat in charge of the Aborigines, demands that the girls be taken from their families and transported to a special facility for half-caste children, the girls decide to escape. So begins their 1,200 mile journey across Australia.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: The Stolen Generation, Aboriginal people (Australian)
Releases
Date: 21 February 2002Country: AustraliaRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Atlab Color - Sound - DTS (sound) / Dolby DigitalRuntime: 94 mins Length: 8415 Feet
Credits
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©/Presented by/Financed with assistance: Australian Film Finance Corporation, ©/In association with: The Premium Movie Partnership, ©/Produced with assistance/finance of: South Australian Film Corporation, ©: Jabal Films, Presented by: HanWay Films Ltd, Production Company: Rumbalara Films, Production Company: Olsen Levy Films, In association with: Showtime Australia, Developed in association with: Australian Film Commission, Developed with the assistance of: ScreenWest, Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, [International sales]: HanWay Films Ltd, Executive Producer: David Elfick, Executive Producer: Jeremy Thomas, Executive Producer: Kathleen Mclaughlin, Co-executive Producer: Jonathan Shteinman, Emile Sherman, Producer: Phillip Noyce, Producer: Christine Olsen, Producer: John Winter, Associate Producer: Laura Burrows, Unit Manager: Wil Milne, Unit Manager (On-set): Kim Gladman, Production Manager: Julie Sims, Production Co-ordinator: Suzanne Mallos, Production Co-ordinator (2nd Unit): Rebecca Summerton, Heather Muirhead, Location Manager (Flinders Ranges): Maude Heath, Location Manager (Adelaide): Mark Evans, Post-production Supervisor: Helen Panckhurst, 2nd Unit Director: Ian Jones, Assistant Director (1st): Emma Schofield, Assistant Director (2nd): Deborah Antoniou, Assistant Director (3rd): Julie Wilson, Eddie Thorne, Assistant Director (4th): Duan Kereru, Assistant Director (2nd Unit): Ross Fargher, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st): Karen Mahood, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st): Vicki Sugars, Chris Lynch, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd): Ian Hamilton, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 3rd): Sarah Spillane, Script Supervisor: Kristin Witcombe, 2nd Unit Continuity: Lucia Noyce, Casting: Christine King, Casting (Associate): Brooke Howden, Jodie Mckenna, Casting (Western Australian): Annie Murtagh-Monks, Casting (Western Australian): Jenni Cohen, Ric Brayford, Casting (Northern Territory): Maggie Miles, Casting (Alice Springs): Liz Hughes, Script Editor: Alison Tilson, Screenplay: Christine Olsen, Based on the book by: Doris Pilkington Garimara, Director of Photography: Christopher Doyle, Additional Photography: Brad Shield, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Ian Jones, Aerial Photography: Ian Jones, Steadicam Operator: Ian Jones, Visual Effects: Animal Logic, ALF (Visual Effects Supervisor): Murray Pope, ALF (Visual Effects Producer): Fiona Crawford, Visual Effects: Fuel International, FuelI (Visual Effects Supervisor): Paul Butterworth, Visual Effects: Garner MacLennan Design, Rain Effects: Jonathan Blaikie, 2nd Unit Special Effects: Pride Effects, Editor: John Scott, Editor: Veronika Jenet, Production Designer: Roger Ford, Art Director: Laurie Faen, Art Director (2nd Unit): Ben Morieson, Set Decorator: Rebecca Cohen, Scenic Artist: Guy Allain, Fence Construction: Ian Ferguson, Corky Reschke, Costume Designer: Roger Ford, Costume Supervisor: Ruth de la Lande, Hair/Make-up Supervisor: Kate Birch, Hair/Make-up Artist: Simone Wajon, Hair/Make-up Artist (2nd Unit Additionl): Terri Farmer, Prosthetic Goanna: Robinsons Themescapes, Title Design: Oliver Streeton, Peter Newton, Title Production: Amanda Newton, Optical & Graphic, Digital Opticals: Anthos Simon, Digital Opticals: Robert Sandeman, Henry Yekanians, Music: Peter Gabriel, Music Arranged and Mixed by: Richard Evans, David Rhodes, Music Supervisor: George Acogny, Australian Music Supervisor: Christine Woodruff, Music Producer: Richard Evans, Music Producer: Peter Gabriel, Music Producer: David Rhodes, Music Editor: Joe E. Rand, Additional [Music] Engineering: Richard Chappell, Sound Design: Craig Carter, Production Sound Recordist: Bronwyn A. Murphy, 2nd Unit Sound Recordist: Ben Osmo, Re-recording Mixer: Roger Savage, Ian Mcloughlin, Supervising Sound Editor: John Penders, ADR Recordist: Blair Slater, ADR Recordist: Michael Thompson, ADR Recordist: Andrew Wright, ADR Editor: Ricky Edwards, ADR Editor: Andrew Plain, Foley Artist: Gerard Long, Foley Recordist: Steve Burgess, Foley Mixer: Steve Burgess, Stunt Co-ordinator: Eddy Mcshortall, Molly Double: Connie Amos, Molly Double: Raquel Kerdel, Amelia Dann, Gracie Double: Verna Lawrie, Erin Wilson, Daisy Double: Cerrin Carpany, Dannie-Rae Wilson, Wangajunka Language Consultant: Ningali Lawford, Jigalong Community Adviser: Brian Samson, Children's Drama Coach: Rachael Maza, Armourer: Sonny Pilkington, Horse Wrangler: Bill Willoughby, Dog Wrangler: Sindy McCourt, Alicia McCourt, Camel Wrangler: Don Aziz, Goanna Wrangler: Gavin Foreman, Scales & Tails, Hawk Wrangler: Andrew Payne, Helicopter Pilot: Brian Hole
Cast
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Everlyn Sampi (Molly Craig), Tianna Sansbury (Daisy Craig), Laura Monaghan (Gracie Fields), David Gulpilil (Moodoo), Ningali Lawford (Molly's mother), Myarn Lawford (Molly's grandmother), Deborah Mailman (Mavis), Jason Clarke (Constable Riggs), Kenneth Branagh (Mr A.O. Neville), Natasha Wanganeen (Nina, dormitory boss), Garry McDonald (Mr Neal), Roy Billing (police inspector), Celine O'Leary (Miss Jessop), Kate Roberts (matron), Tracy Monaghan (Moodoo's daughter), Tamara Flanagan (Olive, escaped girl), David Ngoombujarra (kangaroo hunter), Anthony Hayes (the fence builder), Andrew S. Gilbert (depot manager), Sheryl Carter (Gracie's mother), Trevor Jamieson (Moore River policeman), Heath Bergerson (Wiluna liar), Edwina Bishop (first farm mother), Kerilee Meuris (farm daughter), Andrew Martin (car driving policeman), Ken Radley (fence worker), Don Barker (Mr Evans), Carmel Johnson (Mrs Evans), David Buchanan (policeman at railway), Richard Carter (policeman at Evans' farmhouse), Fiona Gregory (Jigalong mother), Reggie Wanganeen (Tommy Grant), Glenys Sampi (woman in queue), Kizzy Flanagan (first dormitory girl), Antonia Sampi (second dormitory girl), Maurice Kelly (aboriginal hunter), Janganpa Group (Jigalong extras), Elsie Thomas, Rosie Goodji, Jewess James, Janganpa Group (singing woman at Jigalong)