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Warwick Thornton

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Spotlights: Warwick Thornton

Samson and Delilah

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Romeo + Juliet

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Little J & Big Cuz

Brimming with Shakespearean undertones and pathos, Kaytetye filmmaker Warwick Thornton's debut feature Samson and Delilah is both a universal tale and one intrinsically tied to the experience of First Peoples in Central Australia.

Spotlights: Warwick Thornton → Samson and Delilah