This film is finding place in the Western Australia back in the 1930s. The sisters Molly, Grace and their cousin Gracie are living by the rabbit proof fence which is the longest of its kind in the world. One day the so-called protector of the Australian Aboriginals A. O. Neville sends out an message to the local policeman to take the girls and relocate them to Nevills school of how to behave. Neville call the girls "half-cast" as of one black and one white parent. He means this is a threat to the Australian aboriginals and wants to get rid of the half-cast folk.
And the movie is basically about the escape of the three girls, which ends up being a very, very long walk.
The tension and the mood in the movie is well reflected in the music. It is a very spiritual-type of music, as well as powerful and stressing music. This is a factor which makes the movie a bit better. Also the movie is very realistic, which tells you that this is something that can, and have happened.
The characters are more or less the same throughout the movie, but I think they are played fairly well. And the characters are also being played on a convincing way, though the movie in itself became more or less boring as the minutes passed by considering my "taste". The beginning was interesting, but towards the middle of the movie it became more difficult to pay attention. But at the end the movie became more interesting again.
I wouldn't have recommended this movie as a week-end, hour-spending activity, but it was very useful in the school situation where I saw it.
And the movie is basically about the escape of the three girls, which ends up being a very, very long walk.
The tension and the mood in the movie is well reflected in the music. It is a very spiritual-type of music, as well as powerful and stressing music. This is a factor which makes the movie a bit better. Also the movie is very realistic, which tells you that this is something that can, and have happened.
The characters are more or less the same throughout the movie, but I think they are played fairly well. And the characters are also being played on a convincing way, though the movie in itself became more or less boring as the minutes passed by considering my "taste". The beginning was interesting, but towards the middle of the movie it became more difficult to pay attention. But at the end the movie became more interesting again.
I wouldn't have recommended this movie as a week-end, hour-spending activity, but it was very useful in the school situation where I saw it.