The read
It runs a compact 13m.
Synopsis
A poetic retelling of the experiences of Joseph Murakami, a fourteen-year-old boy from Darwin, who is summarily rounded up and interned by his government on the basis of his ethnicity, leaving wounds unhealed to this day.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Gabriel MurphyDirector
Cast
- Takumi KasugaJoseph Murakami (age 12)
- Hiroshi KasugaYasukichi Murakami
- Akane KasugaTheresa Murakami
- Brayden FuJoseph Murakami (aged 7)
- Shan-Ree TanJoseph Murakami (age 19)
- Derek GumJoseph Murakami (voice)
- Joseph MurakamiSelf
Stills
Themes
concentration campimmigrationinternment campthoughtfuljapanese internmentempatheticsubjectivetragic