Low budget realistic work made with assistance from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. Adapted from a play by Harry Martin, it presents a crisis in the life of an Aboriginal boxer in the face of conflicting demands from Aboriginal friends, fight promoters and students campaigning for Aboriginal rights. Cast includes Michael Karpaney, Cliff Neale, Bethany Lee, Peter Green, Bob Horsfall, Peter Adams, Brian Torrens.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016651
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Attitudes
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Civil rights
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians in motion pictures
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boxing
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)