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Three sisters are reunited after the death of their mother; their lifestyles a world apart from each other. Eldest sister Cressy (Rachael Maza), has found success as a classical singer and rejected her past life to pursue a career overseas. Middle daughter Mae (Trisha Morton-Thomas) resents Cressy’s success and feels bitter at being the one whose had to stay behind to care for their senile mother. Youngest sister Nona (Deborah Mailman), is vibrant, sexually promiscuous, pregnant, and unlike her sisters, loyal to the memory of their mother. In the brief time the sisters spend together, they learn the painful memories and secrets that has distanced them from one another, and as the family’s intrigue is revealed the sisters can finally unite together.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310384
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Adoption
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Producers and directors
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adoption
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Brothers and sisters
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and daughters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)