Black and White is a 2002 Australian film, directed by Craig Lahiff and starring Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox and Colin Friels. Louis Nowra wrote the screenplay and Helen Leake and Nik Powell produced the film. The film won an Australian Film Institute award in 2003 for David Ngoombujarra as Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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| Directed by | Craig Lahiff |
| Written by | Louis Nowra |
| Produced by | Helen Leake, Nik Powell |
| Starring | Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox, Colin Friels |
| Music by | Cezary Skubiszewski |
Release dates | October 31, 2002(Australia) |
Based on real events, it tells the story of Max Stuart (Ngoombujarra), a young aboriginal who was sentenced to death after being found guilty of the murder of a nine year old girl on what was considered questionable evidence. It follows the fight by his lawyers David O'Sullivan (Carlyle) and Helen Devaney (Fox) to save Stuart from execution, as well as Crown Prosecutor, Roderic Chamberlain (Dance) efforts to convict Stuart. Rohan Rivett editor of an Adelaide paper, The News, and it's publisher, Rupert Murdoch (Ben Mendelsohn) also feature as leading the public response in the campaign to save Stuart.
Max Stuart appeared in the film as himself as an older man, driving along a dirt highway near Alice Springs where he now lives, and saying: "Yeah, some people think I'm guilty and some people think I'm not. Some people think Elvis is still alive, but most of us think he's dead and gone."[1] The film's producer, Helen Leak has reported that Stuart's response to seeing the film was, "It ain’t half bad, but it’s a long time to wait between smokes"![2]
References
- ^ Penelope Debelle (2002). "Max Stuart reflects, finds peace". The Age. Retrieved 2006-02-21.
- ^ Ken Inglis interviewed by Terry Lane (2002). "Transcript of The National Interest: writing history". The National Interest. Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio National. Retrieved 2006-02-21.
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