Twenty years after its creation, Norm and Ahmed, remains a classic in Australian literature. This video of the play features the well-known actor Max Cullen as Norm and Alex Pinder as Ahmed. The action centres on a midnight meeting between Norm, an average Australian, who embodies the ocker image and Ahmed, an urbane Pakistan student. The chance encounter starts off in a friendly enough manner, but underneath Norm’s veneer of mateyness lies a distrust of the unfamiliar and a defensiveness which turns nasty when Norm feels threatened. The themes of racism and prejudices in the play are still pertinent today.
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ACMI Identifier
300724
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)