The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 2,500 2020s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Brenda’s first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family. Decades later, she feels disconnected from both halves of her life, so she goes searching for the foster family with whom she had lost contact. Along the way she uncovers long-buried secrets, government lies, and the possibility of deeper connections to family and culture.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Nathaniel SchmidtDirector
- Brenda MatthewsDirector
Cast
- Brenda MatthewsCast
- Mark MatthewsCast
- Brenda SimonCast
- Connie OckersCast
- Mac OckersCast
Themes
family historyreenactmentstolen generation