Synopsis
The story of Lena, the light-skinned daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn, a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport. To Lena, Vaughn represents the life she is running away from. To Vaughn, Lena embodies the society that has rejected him. And for a very short amount of time, they experience a rare true happiness together.
Facts
Awards
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography, AACTA Award for Best Direction
Setting
Australia
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2003 generic
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2003 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2003 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2002 generic
