Mabo (film)
Appearance
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Directed by | Rachel Perkins |
Written by | Sue Smith |
Produced by | Darren Dale Miranda Dear |
Starring | Jimi Bani Deborah Mailman |
Edited by | Rochelle Oshlack |
Music by | Antony Partos |
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Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Mabo is an Australian docudrama TV film, released in 2012, which relates the successful legal battle waged by Torres Strait Islander man Eddie Koiki Mabo to bring about native land title legislation. The title role is played by Jimi Bani and that of his wife, Bonita Mabo, by Deborah Mailman.[1] The film was written by Sue Smith and directed by Rachel Perkins. It was produced by the ABC and Blackfella Films with the assistance of SBS and filmed at Mer Island (Torres Strait), Magnetic Island, Brisbane and Canberra. It premiered at the Sydney Film Festival 2012.[2][3]
Cast
- Jimi Bani as Eddie Mabo
- Gedor Zaro as Young Eddie
- Deborah Mailman as Bonita Mabo (née Neehow)
- Ewen Leslie as Bryan Keon-Cohen
- Tom Budge as Greg McIntyre
- Felix Williamson as Ron Castan
- Leon Ford as Henry Reynolds
- Lasarus Ratuere as Malcolm Mabo
References
- ^ "Mabo's story of sacrifice and love to premiere at festival". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 May 2012.
- ^ Dalton, Kim Speech: Mabo Premiere, Sydney Film Festival 2012, 7 June 2012, at ABC TV Blog
- ^ Dale, D., Perkins, R. Mabo at Sydney Film Festival 2012
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