Released:
2002-10-31

Overview:
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.

Director:
Craig Lahiff

Runtime:
1h 39min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Robert Carlyle
  as
  David O'Sullivan
• 
  Charles Dance
  as
  Roderic Chamberlain
• 
  Kerry Fox
  as
  Helen Devaney
• 
  Colin Friels
  as
  Father Tom Dixon
• 
  Ben Mendelsohn
  as
  Rupert Murdoch