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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: BRANAGH,KENNETH EAN: 0786936199338 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Miramax Home Entertainment Manufacturer: Miramax Home Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 15, 2003 Running Time: 94 minutes Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 2002 Sales Rank: 4921 MPN: DISD28090D
Description: RABBIT-PROOF Fence -- featuring the Golden Globe-nominated score by Peter Gabriel -– is a powerful true story of hope and survival and has been met with international acclaim! At a time when it was Australian government policy to train aboriginal children as domestic workers and integrate them into white society, young Molly Craig decides to lead her little sister and cousin in a daring escape from their internment camp. Molly and the girls, part of what would become known as Australia's "Stolen Generations," must then elude the authorities on a dangerous 1,500-mile adventure along the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the continent and will lead them home. As shown by this outstanding motion picture, their universally touching plight and unparalleled courage are a beautiful testament to the undying strength of the human spirit!
Amazon.com: Based on a true story, Rabbit-Proof Fence moves with dignified grace from its joyful opening scenes to a conclusion that's moving beyond words. The title refers to a 1,500-mile fence separating outback desert from the farmlands of Western Australia. It is here, in 1931, that three aboriginal girls are separated from their mothers and transported to a distant training school, where they are prepared for assimilation into white society by a racist government policy. Gracie, Daisy, and Molly belong to Australia's "stolen generations," and this riveting film (based on the book by Molly's daughter, Doris Pilkington Garimara) follows their escape and tenacious journey homeward, while a stubborn policy enforcer (Kenneth Branagh) demands their recapture. Director Phillip Noyce chronicles their ordeal with gentle compassion, guiding his untrained, aboriginal child actors with a keen eye for meaningful expressions. Their performances evoke powerful emotions (subtly enhanced by Peter Gabriel's excellent score), illuminating a shameful chapter of Australian history while conveying our universal need for a true and proper home. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - Remarkable achievement; Riveting true story
Director Philip Noyce has a solid reputation for his first-class film achievements, and adds another big feather in his cap with "Rabbit-Proof Fence". Many films have been made about intrusions from outsiders ... Read More
Rating: - dvd
I have always loved this movie. The courage and determenation of those 2 girls traveling all that way to get home to their family was amazing. It's one to watch 1000 times and not get tired of.
Rating: - True Story about Some Strong and Determined Kids
Rabbit Proof Fence is the true story of three Aborigine girls who travel more than 1,000 miles on foot through the desert to return home to their mothers. The girls were taken from their mothers in Australia's ... Read More
Rating: - Rabbit Proof Fence
The Aboriginal people were invaded in 1931 by white people. They lived in Western Australia. A special law was put into place called the "Aborginies Act", where every aspect of their life was controlled. ... Read More
Rating: - More than true...
I was amazed at how much I could relate this powerful, beautifully-told story to our history here in North America, where there are still elders in Indian Country who experienced the same thing, being taken from their ... Read More
- Remarkable achievement; Riveting true story
- True Story about Some Strong and Determined Kids
- Rabbit Proof Fence