Release Date | 2002-10-31 |
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Runtime | 99 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox, Colin Friels, Ben Mendelsohn |
Directors | Craig Lahiff, Robert Webb, Louis Nowra, Helen Leake, Nik Powell |
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.