Director
Phillip Noyce
Leading Actors/Actresses
Everlyn Sampi, Kenneth Branagh
Supporting Actors/Actresses
David Gulpilil, Tianna Craig Kadibill, Laura Monaghan
Genre
Biography, Drama, Adventure
Language
English
Awards
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe
Date of Release
2003
Producer
Philllip Noyce, Christine Olsen, John Winter
Setting and Context
The Australian Outback - 1931
Narrator and Point of View
POV is that of Molly
Tone and Mood
Serious, Dramatic
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonists are Molly, Daisy and Gracie. Antagonist is A.O. Neville
Major Conflict
Molly, her sister Daisy, and their cousin Gracie are taken to a camp 1,500 miles from home to be trained for indentured servitude because they are half-white and half-aboriginal.
Climax
The girls escape the camp, but only Molly and Daisy make it home. They are captured again and eventually escape again, but Molly's daughter is later captured and she never sees her again.
Foreshadowing
Neville putting out a false statement about where Molly and Daisy's Mom is foreshadows they he will catch the three girls.
Understatement
It is understated that the girls will escape once more and that Molly's daughter will be captured as well.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film is an allusion to the reality of the continuation of colonization and racism throughout the world.
Paradox
Neville believes he is serving the best interest of these girls. Paradoxically, he is perpetrating injustice upon them.
Parallelism
Molly's daughter's capture parallels her own capture.
