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Black and White

Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.

2002 |1h 39m |  Drama

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Cast

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Robert Carlyle

David O'Sullivan

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Charles Dance

Roderic Chamberlain

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Kerry Fox

Helen Devaney

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Colin Friels

Father Tom Dixon

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Ben Mendelsohn

Rupert Murdoch

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David Ngoombujarra

Young Max Stuart

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Rhys McConnochie

Justice Abbott

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Bille Brown

Thomas Playford

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John Gregg

Rohan Rivett

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Roy Billing

Det Sgt Turner

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Gary Waddell

Constable Jones

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Frank Gallacher

Justice Reed

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Vincent Ball

Chief Justice Napier

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Peter Whitford

Justice Windeyer

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Heather Mitchell

Roma Chamberlain

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Chris Haywood

Det-Sgt Karskens

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Paul Sonkkila

Bishop

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Penne Hackforth-Jones

Mrs. Aston

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Marshall Napier

Prison Warder

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Josephine Byrnes

Barmaid

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Andy Anderson

Norman Geiseman

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Tim Robertson

Mr. King

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Peter Carroll

Viscount Simonds

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Lisa Flanagan

Girl at Cinema

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Status

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Language

English

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