Release Date

20 Jan, 2000

Runtime

00:55: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In the 1930s tensions between the government and the Indigenous peoples of Australia's north were on a knife-edge. Donald Thomson, an anthropologist, volunteered to go to Arnhem Land to make peace. For over two years, he lived with the Aboriginal people, forging strong bonds, learning and recording their way of life. His report to the government outlined a vision of land rights and other measures to protect a unique yet fragile culture - it was ignored. Ostracised by politicians and fellow academics, Thomson never gave up the struggle for Aboriginal rights. Now, his extraordinary photographs, field notes and artefacts are considered one of the most significant ethnographic collections in the world.

Original Title

Thomson of Arnhem Land

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Actors

Anni Finsterer

Peter Bain-Hogg

Robert Menzies

Crew

John Moore

John Moore

Michael Cummins

Andrea Lang