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Blackbird (2016)
Directed by Amie Batalibasi
“Inspired by the history of Australia's Sugar Slaves”
Drama, History · 13m
In the late 1800s, two Solomon Islander siblings, Kiko (16) and Rosa (24), were kidnapped from their Pacific island home and forced to work on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland. In a world where exploitation of Pacific Islanders for cheap labour is legislated and conditions for islanders are akin to slavery, Rosa struggles to keep an eye on her spirited young brother as he journeys into adulthood.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Amie Batalibasi
- Writer
- Amie Batalibasi
- Director of Photography
- Mark Morris
- Editor
- Amie Batalibasi
Details
- Release date
- 2016-07-16
- Runtime
- 13m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia