Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
Released: Oct 31, 2002
Runtime: 99 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox, Colin Friels, Ben Mendelsohn, David Ngoombujarra
Crew: Craig Lahiff (Director), Louis Nowra (Writer), Sarah Gilligan (Art Direction), Geoffrey Simpson (Director of Photography), Helen Leake (Producer), Murray Picknett (Production Design)