Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy
On an isolated, surreal Australian homestead, a middleaged Aboriginal woman nurses her dying white mother. The adopted daughter’s attentive gestures mask an almost palpable hostility. The stark, sensual drama unfolds without dialogue against vivid painted sets, as the smooth crooning of an Aboriginal Christian singer provides ironic counterpoint.
Film details
- Country of production
- Australia
- Year
- 1990
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2003
- Length
- 17"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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