Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

1990
19m
4.7

4.7/10

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Drama
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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Australian Film Commission
Production Countries
Australia
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

woman director aboriginal

Quick Facts

Release Date December 31, 1990
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0097970

Cast

Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton

Daughter

Agnes Hardwick
Agnes Hardwick

Old Mother

Jimmy Little
Jimmy Little

Singer

Alkira Fitzgerald
Alkira Fitzgerald

Young Daughter

Elizabeth Gentle
Elizabeth Gentle

Young Mother

Liam Wridgeway
Liam Wridgeway

Boy

Shaun Saunders
Shaun Saunders

Boy

Key Crew

Tracey Moffatt
Director
Tracey Moffatt
Writer
Penny McDonald
Producer