Black and White
“One man's conviction divided a nation.”
6.2(14)20021h 39mEN
Directed by Craig Lahiff
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
australiachild murderilliteracybased on true storyaustralian aboriginal1950s
Cast
Robert Carlyle
David O'Sullivan
Charles Dance
Roderic Chamberlain
Kerry Fox
Helen Devaney
Colin Friels
Father Tom Dixon
Ben Mendelsohn
Rupert Murdoch
David Ngoombujarra
Young Max Stuart
Max Stuart
Old Max Stuart
Rhys McConnochie
Justice Abbott
Bille Brown
Thomas Playford
John Gregg
Rohan Rivett
Roy Billing
Det Sgt Turner
Gary Waddell
Constable Jones
