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Billal (1996)
Directed by Tom Zubrycki
Documentary · 1h 26m
The Eter family live on a state housing estate in a suburb comprising mainly Anglo-Australian families. One night a fight breaks out involving the Eters' teenage sons and those of the neighbour. Racial insults are thrown and returned. People are hurt, property is damaged and police are called. The following day sixteen-year-old Billal Eter crosses the road. A car accelerates. His mother sees Billal flying through the air. Billal lies in a hospital in a coma fighting for his life. Meanwhile his parents plead with the government housing authorities to move them from the suburb where the driver of the car still resides.
Crew
- Director
- Tom Zubrycki
Details
- Release date
- 1996-10-09
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Australia