Recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court trial of young aboriginal Max Stuart.Recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court trial of young aboriginal Max Stuart.Recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court trial of young aboriginal Max Stuart.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Donald MacDonald
- Lord Tucker
- (as Donald Macdonald)
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- TriviaAustralian actors Colin Friels and Ben Mendelsohn about six years earlier both previously appeared in the Australian movie 'Cosi' (1996).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Black and White: Featurette (2003)
- SoundtracksTraditional Chant
Performed by Max Stuart
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More of a near miss than a resounding success
A half-caste aborigine in 1950s Australia is sentenced to death on little more than racist supposition over the rape and murder of a young girl. Penniless and inexperienced good-guy lawyers, Robert Carlyle and Kerry Fox, go up against the system to save the man's neck from the gallows. David Ngoombujarra, as the half-caste, turns in a moving performance, the story has sufficient emotional pace, legal twists and unusual setting, yet for some reason manages to peter down like a wet squib. The climax doesn't seem to do the rest of the film justice, and the reminder that it is based on true events comes too late (at the very end of the credits) to have the proper impact. Black and White is an interesting film, but more of a near miss than a resounding success.
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- Chris_Docker
- Jan 20, 2004
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- Black & White
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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