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Black and White (2002)

Black and White poster
Directed by
Craig Lahiff
Genre
drama film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
18A
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mixed-race boy is accused of a crime in 1950s Australia. A lawyer defends him as the legal system and public opinion turn against them.

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What happens

Black and White is a 2002 Australian film directed by Craig Lahiff and starring Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox, David Ngoombujarra, and Colin Friels. Louis Nowra wrote the screenplay, and Helen Leake and Nik Powell produced the film. For his performance in the film, Ngoombujarra won an Australian Film Institute award in 2003 as Best Actor in a Supporting Role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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