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Show all (10)Tells the true story of three aboriginal girls who are forcibly taken from their families in 1931 to be trained as domestic servants as part of an official Australian government policy. They make a daring escape and embark on an epic 1,500 mile journey to get back home - following the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the Australian continent - with the authorities in hot pursuit.
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Film portrayals of native populations be they Aboriginal Australians or Native Americans have been spotty at best. For the longest time, it seemed native cultures fit into two categories: heartless savages or wise, mystical shamans. The former was the gutter, the latter an apologist's pedestal. (Full review)