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LAST SHOWN 06/12/2024

Samson and Delilah

Part of "Bleak Week"
YEAR
2009
FORMAT
DCP
RUNTIME
1h 41m
DIRECTOR
Warwick Thornton
CAST
Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson
SYNOPSIS

Samson and Delilah’s world is small-an isolated community in the Central Australian desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn’t always fair, but love never judges. A winner of numerous international awards, Samson and Delilah marks the emergence of a major new talent in filmmaker Warwick Thornton. Offering a rare insight into the issues confronting the youth of a lost generation of Aborigines, it has since been hailed by critics as the one of the greatest films ever to come out of Australia.

CAST
Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson
SYNOPSIS

Samson and Delilah’s world is small-an isolated community in the Central Australian desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn’t always fair, but love never judges. A winner of numerous international awards, Samson and Delilah marks the emergence of a major new talent in filmmaker Warwick Thornton. Offering a rare insight into the issues confronting the youth of a lost generation of Aborigines, it has since been hailed by critics as the one of the greatest films ever to come out of Australia.

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