Terra Nullius

IMDb 0.0 1992 • 21 min • Drama

Director

Anne Pratten

Country

AU

Plot Summary

Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.

Top Cast

Michelle Lacombe
Michelle Lacombe Alice
Olivia Patten
Olivia Patten Young Alice
Wendy Playfair
Wendy Playfair Mary
Dacre King
Dacre King Neville
Kristina Bloomstrand
Kristina Bloomstrand Woman