CinemaOSMovie · 1992 · 0h 21m

Terra Nullius

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Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.

Directed byAnne Pratten

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 21m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1992
Studios
Ronin FilmsAustralian Film Television and Radio School

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Michelle Lacombe

Alice

Olivia Patten

Young Alice

Wendy Playfair

Wendy Playfair

Mary

Dacre King

Neville

Kristina Bloomstrand

Woman

Enid Freeman

Woman

Victoria Kennedy

Woman

Paula Maling

Woman

Phyllis Simpson

Woman

Sherre DeLys

Additional Voice Work

Creative team
Directed by
Anne Pratten
Written by
Anne Pratten
Produced by
Anne Pratten
Alison Wotherspoon

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