The Cake Man (1978)

Directed by

Douglas Sharp

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a filmed stage play about an Aboriginal Australian family facing poverty and discrimination. It follows the mother and father as they struggle to keep their family together and protect their young son from the harsh realities of their situation.

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What happens

The Cake Man is a 1975 play by Aboriginal Australian writer Bob Merritt, notable for being the first play written by an Indigenous Australian person to be published, televised and to tour out of Australia. A telemovie was made of a 1977 performance of the play. The Aboriginal Theatre Company was formed by Bob Merritt and Brian Syron especially to produce the play for a tour to the United States in 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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