CinemaOSMovie · 1990 · 0h 19m

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

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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.

Directed byTracey Moffatt

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 19m
Language
EN
Released
December 31, 1990
Studios
Australian Film Commission

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Marcia Langton

Marcia Langton

Daughter

Agnes Hardwick

Old Mother

Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little

Singer

Alkira Fitzgerald

Young Daughter

Elizabeth Gentle

Young Mother

Liam Wridgeway

Boy

Shaun Saunders

Boy

Creative team
Directed by
Tracey Moffatt
Tracey Moffatt
Written by
Tracey Moffatt
Tracey Moffatt
Produced by
Penny McDonald

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