Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002, 94 minutes

Tells the true story of three Aboriginal girls who are forcibly taken from their families in 1931 to be trained as domestic servants as part of an official Australian government policy. They make a daring escape and embark on an epic 1,500 mile journey to get back home – following the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the Australian continent – with the authorities in hot pursuit.

Credits

Themes
Identity, Migration and refugees
Suitable for
vmbo b/k - leerjaar 3 & 4
vmbo t - leerjaar 3 & 4
Director
Philip Noyce
Country of production
Australia
Type
Fiction
Duration
94 minutes
Year
2002
Age rating
12 discriminatie