Backbencher

Rabbit Proof Fence was directed by Phillip Noyce and starred Tianna Sansbury and Evelyn Sampi. The movie is about two sisters that escape a training camp for half-breed children. There use to be a law in Australia that all half-aboriginie, half-white children would be taken to camps to learn to assimilate into white society. They would be taught English and european customs only, and that it is only acceptable to breed with whites in order to get rid of most of their aboriginal blood over generations.
The girls try to make it back to their homes and families by following a rabbit proof fence that they recognize. The fence runs over a thousand miles thgrough rough terrain, especially for two little girls. The best acting performance in the film was done by Kenneth Branagh who played Mr. Neville. Neville ran the training camp, and he was sure that what he was doing was in the best interest of the children and for the greater good of Australia. I recognized the actor from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein which he played Dr. Frankenstein. He encompasses a very strong pressence. He reminds me of more of a stage actor due to his sometimes over dramatic acting, but it is consistent with his serious look and the character's personality.
The movie definitely shows racism at a level that can make you sick, but it also depicts whites as stupid, lazy, and ignorant. Even if the times were misconstrued with ignorant ideas does not mean that every white settler agreed with it or is natually evil and narrow-minded. It did show the Aboriginal culture in good detail, and the cinematography was just as good as Whale Rider regarding backdrops and camera angles that helped to enhance the mood of the scenes. The movie did drag at times, but it was overall a good movie.