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Dead Heart (1996)

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Film details

Featuring

Bryan Brown Ernie Dingo Angie Milliken
Country

Australia
Year

1996
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Ray Lorkin, a policeman, represents white law and order in Wala Wala, a remote aboriginal settlement. Lorkin is concerned to be fair to everyone and keeps the peace well until a white member of the community transgresses aborigine law and tradition. Lorkin finds himself seeking to uphold his 'white' concept of justice against a culture with its own systems and concepts of justice.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Ray Lorkin
    
    Bryan Brown
  - David
    
    Ernie Dingo
  - Kate
    
    Angie Milliken
  - Tony
    
    Aaron Pedersen
  - Poppy
    
    Gnarnayarrahe Waitaire
  - Les
    
    Lewis Fitz-Gerald
  - Sarah
    
    Anne Tenney
  - Charlie
    
    John Jarratt
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Nick Parsons
  - Production Company
    
    Dead Heart Productions
  - Production Company
    
    New Town Films
  - Sponsor
    
    Australian Film Finance Corporation
  - Producer
    
    Bryan Brown
  - Producer
    
    Helen Watts
  - Screenplay
    
    Nick Parsons
  - Director of Photography
    
    James Bartle
  - Editor
    
    Henry Dangar
  - Production Designer
    
    Brian Edmonds

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