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Black & White |
| Released |
2002 |
| Production Year |
2002 |
| Comments |
Black & White's Producer, Craig Lahiff was a young boy when the Max Stuart case took place in South Australia during the 1950s. A memory which lingered in his mind from childhood and one which he felt needed to be on screen sooner but managed to take Six years before making it to the big screen.
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| Synopsis |
The film Black and White is an autobiographical film, which focuses on an Aboriginal man, Rupert Max Stuart being found guilty of murder and was sentenced to be hanged in South Australia in the 1950s. The film explores subject matter such as rape, murder, racism and injustice towards Aboriginal people. |
tags: 1950s Aboriginal Adelaide Based on a true story Drama indigenous Justice Max Stuart Racism
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| web - A tale of two Ruperts: the media mogul and the man he saved : TV PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT, 7.30 Report . |
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Murray McLaughlin
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| A Televesion transcript from ABC' 7:30 Report. Broadcast in 30/10/2002 the script displays segments of the film and an interview with Max Stuart and how he f...[full record]
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| newspaper - Max Staurt finds peace in the lore of his country The Age. 19-08-2002. p.1 of 2 |
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Penelope Debelle
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| newspaper - newspaper The Herald Sun. 30-10-2002. p.26 |
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Peter Hackett
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| An article in the Herald Sun exploring the trials and tribulations that took place at the 45-minute court trial. The article notes that Stuart signed a contr...[full record]
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| journal - Review Movie News, Juice 6 V10. p.92 |
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Peter Galvin
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| Brief review og 'what I have Written', give the film 3.5 stars finding the film "unconventional" with "good performances". [full record]
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| Unknown - Website . |
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Peter Thompson
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| BLACK AND WHITE, about power, politics, the media and the Australian justice system, centered on the landmark 1959 legal case of aboriginal Max Stuart, and w...[full record]
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