Mabo (2012)

Directed by

Rachel Perkins

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Eddie Koiki Mabo, a Torres Strait Islander man who fought a long legal battle for Indigenous land rights in Australia. It shows his personal journey and the landmark court case that changed the law.

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What happens

Mabo is an Australian docudrama TV film, released in 2012, which relates the successful legal battle waged by Torres Strait Islander man Eddie Koiki Mabo to bring about native land title legislation in Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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