Terra Nullius
1992•PG•21m•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Anne Pratten
Writer
Anne Pratten
Languages
English
Studio
Ronin Films
Cast
Michelle Lacombe
Alice
Olivia Patten
Young Alice
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
Production
Company
Ronin Films
Company
Australian Film Television and Radio School
Producer
Anne Pratten
Producer
Alison Wotherspoon
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