Rabbit-Proof Fence

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Rabbit-Proof Fence

PG

2002

1h 34m

Drama

Adventure

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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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Critics Consensus

Visually beautiful and well-acted, Rabbit-Proof Fence tells a compelling true-life story.

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Alyx Vesey

Bitch Media

01/07/2021

Rabbit-Proof Fence is a solid effort.

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Michael Booth

Denver Post

02/08/2008

[Director Phillip] Noyce shows their awful, eventually uplifting journey without flinching, and the arid Australian wilderness is a co-star of the film.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

06/19/2003

4/4

Entering that austere pantheon of Australian outback classics like Walkabout and Picnic at Hanging Rock, Noyce's film is a profound wonder.

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Matt Patches

Polygon

04/06/2021

Everlyn Sampi is a discovery as the oldest sister and de facto protector, summoning a tangible bravery during key moments of the heart-racing, unimaginable trek.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

11/17/2020

5/5

Rabbit-Proof Fence subtly shifts the ongoing Stolen Generation debate to where it should have been all along : as a tragic humanitarian riddle that still eludes a fathomable answer.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

01/10/2016

3/5

presents a dark spot on Australia's history

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Sarfaraz A

@RT40602226 02/07/2025

This Australian film, directed by Phillip Noyce, is based on Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by indigenous Aboriginal Doris Pilkington Garimara, which chronicles the escape of the author's mother Molly Craig, her sister Daisy Kadibil, and cousin Gracie from Moore River settlement in the early 1930s. Featuring Kenneth Branagh and others. The movie depicts the suffering that indigenous peoples have endured wherever white people invaded and supplanted their culture, beliefs, and practices in the guise of civilizing and improving them. The film has outstanding performances by then young actresses. The filmmaker also depicts a few white individuals as sympathetic to Aboriginals, while other Aboriginals as accomplices to their tormentors.

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@RT83269402 05/03/2024

I was resposible for Hitlers death

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Alec B

@Alec97 02/21/2024

A moving road movie, which sees its character's honestly (Branagh in particular is great, playing Neville as a man who deeply believed he was doing the right thing even as he was ripping families apart). Also the Peter Gabriel score is outstanding.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 01/31/2024

Solid acting and a powerful story.

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08/03/2022

A moving road movie, which sees its character's honestly (Branagh in particular is great, playing Neville as a man who deeply believed he was doing the right thing even as he was ripping families apart). Also the Peter Gabriel score is outstanding.

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dave s

@RT68722908 06/06/2022

Indicative of the ignorance of white Christian Colonialists and the damage they have caused over the years, Rabbit-Proof Fence tells the story of three young aboriginal girls who are torn from their families by the Australian government in an effort to assist them in assimilating into a world they don't understand and the dogged pursuit of the girls when they escape in an effort to reunite with their loved ones. Based on actual events, it is both inspiring and heartbreaking, a condemnation of evil and a testament to the power of love. The cinematography is beautiful, Peter Gabriel's score is spot on, and the performances by the three girls are remarkable. Other than some awkward POV shots, it's hard to find fault with Rabbit-Proof Fence.

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Phillip Noyce
Producer: Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen, John Winter
Screenwriter: Christine Olsen
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Australian Film Finance Corporation, Rumbalara Films, Olsen Levy Productions, Showtime Australia
Rating: PG (Emotional Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 29, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.2M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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