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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 36 min. 41 sec.) ; 573824694 bytes |
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*Frequent substance abuse. Coarse language. Violence*ABC TV is very proud to present Samson and Delilah - a love story that has captured Australia's, and the world's, imagination.Winner of the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and Australia's official entry in the 82nd Academy Awards - Samson and Delilah was one of the most critically and commercially successful Australian films for this year. It has played to sold-out audiences around the world and is about to open in England and France.Written, directed and shot by Warwick Thornton, produced by Kath Shelper, Samson and Delilah stars first-time actors Rowan McNamara (Samson) and Marissa Gibson (Delilah).Samson and Delilah's world is small - an isolated community in the central Australian desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn't always fair, but love never judges.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Screen Australia Indigenous Branch, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival, NT Film Office, Scarlett Pictures & CAAMA Productions. Starring Rowan McNamara & Marissa Gibson. Sound Designer: Liam Egan; Editor: Roland Gallois; Production Designer: Daran Fulham; Director of Photography: Warwick Thornton; Assistant Producer: Peter Bartlett; Produced by Kath Shelper. Written and directed by Warwick Thornton |
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Broadcast 2010-01-24 at 21:25:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
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Love stories, Australian.
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Survival.
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Youth -- Conduct of life.
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Youth, Aboriginal Australian.
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Northern Territory -- Alice Springs.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Gibson, Marissa, cast
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McNamara, Rowan, cast
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Thornton, Warwick, director
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