Rabbit-Proof Fence

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Rabbit-Proof Fence

PG

Released Nov 29, 2002

1h 34m

Drama

Adventure

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Tells the true story of three aboriginal girls who are forcibly taken from their families in 1931 to be trained as domestic servants as part of an official Australian government policy. They make a daring escape and embark on an epic 1,500 mile journey to get back home - following the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the Australian continent - with the authorities in hot pursuit.

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Visually beautiful and well-acted, Rabbit-Proof Fence tells a compelling true-life story.

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Alyx Vesey

Bitch Media

Rabbit-Proof Fence is a solid effort.

Jan 7, 2021

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Michael Booth

Denver Post

[Director Phillip] Noyce shows their awful, eventually uplifting journey without flinching, and the arid Australian wilderness is a co-star of the film.

Feb 8, 2008

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Matt Patches

Polygon

Everlyn Sampi is a discovery as the oldest sister and de facto protector, summoning a tangible bravery during key moments of the heart-racing, unimaginable trek.

Apr 6, 2021

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Rabbit-Proof Fence subtly shifts the ongoing Stolen Generation debate to where it should have been all along : as a tragic humanitarian riddle that still eludes a fathomable answer.

Rated: 5/5

Nov 17, 2020

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

presents a dark spot on Australia's history

Rated: 3/5

Jan 10, 2016

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Sarfaraz A

This Australian film, directed by Phillip Noyce, is based on Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by indigenous Aboriginal Doris Pilkington Garimara, which chronicles the escape of the author's mother Molly Craig, her sister Daisy Kadibil, and cousin Gracie from Moore River settlement in the early 1930s. Featuring Kenneth Branagh and others. The movie depicts the suffering that indigenous peoples have endured wherever white people invaded and supplanted their culture, beliefs, and practices in the guise of civilizing and improving them. The film has outstanding performances by then young actresses. The filmmaker also depicts a few white individuals as sympathetic to Aboriginals, while other Aboriginals as accomplices to their tormentors.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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IKNOWEVERYTHING !

I was resposible for Hitlers death

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Alec B

A moving road movie, which sees its character's honestly (Branagh in particular is great, playing Neville as a man who deeply believed he was doing the right thing even as he was ripping families apart). Also the Peter Gabriel score is outstanding.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Steve D

Solid acting and a powerful story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Ian M

A moving story with fine performances by some very young actors.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/06/23

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A moving road movie, which sees its character's honestly (Branagh in particular is great, playing Neville as a man who deeply believed he was doing the right thing even as he was ripping families apart). Also the Peter Gabriel score is outstanding.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

Tells the true story of three aboriginal girls who are forcibly taken from their families in 1931 to be trained as domestic servants as part of an official Australian government policy. They make a daring escape and embark on an epic 1,500 mile journey to get back home - following the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the Australian continent - with the authorities in hot pursuit.

Director: Phillip Noyce
Producer: Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen, John Winter
Screenwriter: Christine Olsen
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Australian Film Finance Corporation, Rumbalara Films, Olsen Levy Productions, Showtime Australia
Rating: PG (Emotional Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 29, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.2M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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