

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy
Drama | 1990 | Australia | English

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy
Drama | 1990 | Australia | English
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.
Directors:
Tracey Moffatt
Company:
Australian Film Commission

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Spoken Languages
English
Type of Content
Movie
Scripted
True
Content Age
Not Rated
Release Date
December 31, 1990
Hispanic
No Hispanic
Status
Released
Alternative Titles
No data available
Local Production
False
Genres
Drama
Keywords
Woman Director, Aborigine
Homepage
No data available
Production Companies
Ronin Films, Australian Film Commission, The, Women Make Movies, Australian Film Commission