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      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      2002, Drama/Adventure, 1h 34m

      145 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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

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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.

      • Rating: PG (Emotional Thematic Material)

      • Genre: Drama, Adventure

      • Original Language: English (Australia)

      • Director: Phillip Noyce

      • Producer: Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen, John Winter

      • Writer: Christine Olsen

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $6.2M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Miramax Films

      • Production Co: Olsen Levy Productions, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Showtime Australia, Rumbalara Films

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Everlyn Sampi
      Tianna Sansbury
      Laura Monaghan
      Jason Clarke
      Ningali Lawford
      Myarn Lawford
      Roy Billing
      Andrew S. Gilbert
      Ken Radley
      Christine Olsen
      Jeremy Thomas
      Kathleen McLaughlin
      David Elfick
      Christopher Doyle
      John Scott
      Veronika Jenet
      Peter Gabriel
      Roger Ford
      Roger Ford

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      • Aug 03, 2022

        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.

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      • Jan 15, 2013

        Kenneth Branagh is a compelling villain, and some of the cinematography is great but there simply isn't enough plot to carry this true-story drama to the finish line with full attention in tow.

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      • Jul 03, 2012

        A great journey picture and certainly one of the best films on the aboriginal peoples of Australia. Kenneth Branaugh is brilliant as the adversary for the escaping gals.

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      • May 29, 2012

        Depends on how you view it, it can a film about racism or a film about staying together and finding way home. The realistic portrayal can be disturbing to some people but are the ultimate truth of what the British people were thinking- Eugenics in a wrong way. Aboriginal people are shown to have strong willpower and stamina thanks to the director. It's a controversial film based on the true story.

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