Australia,
2002, 90 min
Plots(1)
Lena is the light-skinned daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn is a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West Australia. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport. To Lena, Vaughn represents the life she is running away from. To Vaughn, Lena embodies the society that has rejected him. And for a very short amount of time, they experience a rare true happiness together. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2002 - Danielle Hall (Piper Heidsieck New Talent Award for the best young actress)
- 2002 - Ivan Sen (PREMIERE First Movie Award)
- 2002 - Ivan Sen (Golden Bear for Best Film)