Black and White
This court room drama tells the true story of an aboriginal man ( David Ngoombujarra from “Rabbit Proof Fence” ) who is charged with the rape and murder of a nine year old white girl in Australia during the 1950’s. Robert Carlyle (“The Full Monty”) plays a small town lawyer doing battle with racism and brutality in order to defend the accused. Charles Dance (“White Mischief”) brilliantly plays a politically ambitious prosecutor looking to prove guilt at all costs. This famous case bitterly divides South Australian society and saw a young Rupert Murdoch ( Ben Mendelsohn ) , an up and coming media baron, step forward to defend the accused. The accomplished filmmaker is Craig Lahiff, who also directed “Swerve.”
(Australia, 2002, 101 minutes, 35 mm)
“It's To Kill a Mockingbird Down Under'' BBC.
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Vogue Theatre |
Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
4:30PM |
