The read
It runs a compact 15m.
Synopsis
May Downs, 1859. A white family making an overland journey to Rockhampton, with the assistance of Aboriginal staff, is stalled when the mother goes into labour. This loose adaptation of Wright’s eponymous historical account focuses on the female experience of colonisation, revealing the human costs of masculine avarice.
Ratings
TMDB5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Joanna JoyWriter
- Margaret HornagoldWriter
- Aunty Nicky HatfieldWriter
- Elizabeth SimardWriter
- LeLarnie HatfieldWriter
- Joanna JoyDirector
Cast
- Brenna HardingWeeta Mackenzie
- Johnny CarrArthur Mackenzie
- Ella MasonMay Mackenzie
- Andrew YoungBurrunggai (Paddy)
- Zalhi HaydenNhinda (Minnie)
- Niouoolya Koorongyu Kami TerareNiooulya