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62% Critic Match
Black and White
“One man's conviction divided a nation.”
6.2 / 10• 2002• 1h 39m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Robert Carlyle
David O'Sullivan
Lead
Charles Dance
Roderic Chamberlain
Kerry Fox
Helen Devaney
Colin Friels
Father Tom Dixon
Ben Mendelsohn
Rupert Murdoch
David Ngoombujarra
Young Max Stuart
MS
Max Stuart
Old Max Stuart
Rhys McConnochie
Justice Abbott
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Craig Lahiff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Black and White is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
