Movie Description
Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy
(1990)Overview
A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees the daughter lying in a foetal position next to her mother, crying. Assimilation, then, can be understood as a pain experienced by both the Aboriginal daughter as well as the white mother.
Featured Crew
- Director : Tracey Moffatt
- Producer : Penny McDonald
- Writer : Tracey Moffatt
- Editor : Phillippa Harvey
- Cast : Marcia Langton,Agnes Hardwick,Jimmy Little,Alkira Fitzgerald,Elizabeth Gentle,Liam Wridgeway,Shaun Saunders
Cast
Daughter
Old Mother
Singer
Young Daughter
Young Mother
Boy
Boy
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Facts
Original TitleNight Cries: A Rural Tragedy
Status Released
Release Information
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1990-12-31
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 19m
Production CompaniesAustralian Film Commission
Genres
- Drama
