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Terra Nullius

Terra Nullius (1992)

0h 21m | PG-13

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Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.

Director: Anne Pratten

Studio: Ronin Films

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Michelle Lacombe

Michelle Lacombe

as Alice

Olivia Patten

Olivia Patten

as Young Alice

Wendy Playfair

Wendy Playfair

as Mary

Dacre King

Dacre King

as Neville

Kristina Bloomstrand

Kristina Bloomstrand

as Woman

Enid Freeman

Enid Freeman

as Woman