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Dead Heart (1996)
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Synopsis: In a remote Outback outpost, an Anglo lawman and an Aboriginal community leader join forces to avert disaster after a sacred site is desecrated by a deputy and his married white lover. Though the... In a remote Outback outpost, an Anglo lawman and an Aboriginal community leader join forces to avert disaster after a sacred site is desecrated by a deputy and his married white lover. Though the sheriff is beholden to the law of the "white fella," the local tribes demand "payback," achieved in a bloody ritual. A surprisingly sensitive treatment of Australia's fragile ethnic ecosystem and the conflict between modernity and tribal tradition. [More]
Starring: Bryan Brown, Ernie Dingo, Angie Milliken, Anne Tenney
Starring: Bryan Brown, Ernie Dingo, Angie Milliken, Anne Tenney, Aaron Pedersen, Peter Francis, Lafe Charlton, Gnarnay Yarrahe Waitaire, John Jarratt, Djunawong Stanley Mirindo, Billy McPherson, David Gulpilil, Marshall Napier, Lewis Fitzgerald
Director: Nick Parsons
Director: Nick Parsons
Producer: Bryan Brown, Helen Watts
Screenwriter: Nick Parsons
Composer: Stephen Rae
Reviews for Dead Heart
A gripping portrait of the clash between cultures and the underlying distrust that is at the heart of all racism
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