The Fringe Dwellers
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The Fringe Dwellers is a 1961 novel written by the Western Australia
n author Nene Gare. It was made into a 1986 film directed by Bruce Beresford
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girl dreams of life beyond the family camp that sits on the fringe of white society. The Fringe Dwellers is acclaimed as being the first Australian film featuring Indigenous actors in all the major roles. The Fringe Dwellers received critical and international success when it was released in 1986, but gained only a lukewarm reception in Australia.
and won for the Best Adapted Screenplay (Bruce Beresford, Rhoisin Beresford). It was also entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author Nene Gare. It was made into a 1986 film directed by Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 40-year career.-Early life:...
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The Film
A young AboriginalIndigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
girl dreams of life beyond the family camp that sits on the fringe of white society. The Fringe Dwellers is acclaimed as being the first Australian film featuring Indigenous actors in all the major roles. The Fringe Dwellers received critical and international success when it was released in 1986, but gained only a lukewarm reception in Australia.
Awards
The film was nominated for seven AFI AwardsAustralian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
and won for the Best Adapted Screenplay (Bruce Beresford, Rhoisin Beresford). It was also entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
1986 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Sydney Pollack*Alexandre Mnouchkine*Alexandre Trauner*Charles Aznavour*Danièle Thompson*István Szabó*Lino Brocka*Philip French*Sonia Braga*Tonino Delli Colli-Feature film competition:* After Hours by Martin Scorsese...
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Cast
- Justine SaundersJustine SaundersJustine Florence Saunders, OAM was an Australian stage, film and television actress. She was a member of the Woppaburra indigenous people, from the Kanomie clan of Keppel Island in Queensland. She was born next to a railway track. At the age of 11, she was removed from her mother Heather, and...
as Mollie Comeaway - Kristina Nehm as Trilby Comeaway
- Kylie BellingKylie BellingKylie Belling is an Australian actress.She is best known for her television work. She played Sarah West in Prisoner and was also an original cast member of The Flying Doctors as Sharon Herbert.-External links:*...
as Noonah Comeaway - Bob MazaBob MazaRobert "Bob" Lewis Maza was an Australian actor and playwright.Maza was born to a Murray Islander father and to a Yidinjdji mother.-Activism:...
as Joe Comeaway - Denis Walker as Bartie Comeaway
- Ernie DingoErnie DingoErnie Dingo AM is an Indigenous Australian actor and television presenter originating from the Yamatji people of the Murchison region of Western Australia.-Background:...
as Phil - Marlene Bell as Hannah
- Malcolm Silva as Charlie
- Michele Miles as Blanchie
- Michelle Torres as Audrena
- Lisa-Jane Stockwell as Matron
External links
- The Fringe Dwellers at the Australian screen