Mabo: Life of an Island Man (1997)

Directed by

Trevor Graham

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Eddie Koiki Mabo, an Indigenous Australian who fought for land rights. It follows his life and his campaign for legal recognition of traditional land ownership.

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What happens

Mabo: Life of an Island Man is a 1997 Australian documentary film on the life of Indigenous Australian land rights campaigner Eddie Koiki Mabo, directed by Trevor Graham. It was awarded Best Documentary at the Australian Film Institute Awards and the Sydney Film Festival. It also received the Script Writing Award at the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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