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Director:
Steve Jodrell
Writers:
Beverley Blankenship (written by)
Michael Brindley (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 July 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Their town has a secret . . .
Plot:
Asta Cadell, a lawyer traveling through the Australian Outback on holiday, stops in a small Western... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
Moving, poignant and believable more (9 total)

Cast

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Bill McCluskey ... Ross (as Bill McClusky)
Allison Taylor ... Penny
Deborra-Lee Furness ... Asta Cadell

Tony Barry ... Tim Curtis
Simone Buchanan ... Lizzie Curtis
Gillian Jones ... Tina Farrel
Peter Aanensen ... Sgt. Wal Cuddy
Margaret Ford ... Norma Curtis

David Franklin ... Danny Fiske
Phil Dean ... Gary
Stig Wemyss ... Bobby (as Graeme 'Stig' Wemyss)
Douglas Walker ... Andrew
Matthew Quartermaine ... Brian
Matt Hayden ... Wayne
Warren Jones ... Bruce
Faith Clayton ... Dulcie
Mandy Henning ... Rita
Julie Hudspeth ... Fay
Pat Skevington ... Mrs. Rudolph
Robert Luobikis ... Little Stevie
Jeremy Groves ... Steve's Friend
Dean Daley ... Steve's Friend
Darren Taylor ... Steve's Friend
Libby Stone ... Beryl
Patricia Cote ... Eileen
Tiffany Evans ... Mrs. Hemingway
Robert Faggetter ... Mr. Hemingway (as Bob Faggetter)
Eileen Colocott ... Mrs. Sullivan
Karen Hobson ... Lorna
Diskson Oxenburgh ... Dave
Kerri Lemus ... Melina
Colin McEwan ... Mr. Fiske
Leslie Wright ... Mr. Morgan
Marian Rawlings ... Betty
Don Halbert ... Officer Gavin
Ann Goodale ... Meatworker
Sarissa White ... Sussie
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Directed by
Steve Jodrell 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Beverley Blankenship  written by
Michael Brindley  written by

Produced by
Paul D. Barron .... producer
Damien Parer .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mario Millo 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph Pickering 
 
Film Editing by
Kerry Regan 
 
Casting by
Susie Maizels 
 
Production Design by
Philip Peters 
 
Costume Design by
Noel Howell 
 
Makeup Department
Marilyn Smits .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Peter Copland .... production manager
Tim Hall .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Kearney .... second assistant director
Christopher Lynch .... third assistant director
Stuart Wood .... first assistant director
 
Sound Department
Julian Ellingworth .... sound mixer
David Glasser .... sound recordist
Michael Thomas .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Aldis Bernsteins .... special effects
Sanjiva .... special effects
Charlie Staples .... special effects
 
Stunts
Peter West .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Akkerman .... camera operator: second unit
Neil Cervin .... assistant camera
 
Other crew
Susie Campbell .... production coordinator
Pru Donovan .... production executive
Elizabeth Kirkham .... location manager
Chris O'Connell .... continuity
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Company:
Barron Entertainment more

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Movie Connections:
Remade as Shame (1992) (TV) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Moving, poignant and believable, 17 April 2004
Author: lawfella from New Jersey, USA

Powerful but restrained acting highlights this story of a lawyer who happens upon a family whose daughter has been blamed for her own gangrape, on the old theory that she must have asked for it. The characters gradually and quite believably overcome their natural tendencies toward denial and passivity in the face of overwhelming circumstances. There is a refreshing absence of crusading spirit and rhetoric such as you usually get in films dealing with themes of this kind. Rather, quiet, inner heroism emerges quite naturally from the various characters as they deal with the specific problems that have come upon them. Beautifully done, wonderfully and subtly acted. Watch it.

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