Who Killed Malcolm Smith?

1992

Film

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This is the true story of Malcolm Charles Smith who, like many Aboriginal people, was taken from his family as a child and died a shocking and early death after a life of institutionalisation and deprivation. In this documentary Richard Frankland, who helped investigate his death for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, revisits Smith’s friends and family who tell the story of Malcolm’s life and death.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Caroline Sherwood

Nicholas Adler

Duration

50:00

Production dates
1992

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-467200

Language

English

TMDB-Movie

467200

Wikidata

Q121826991

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