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Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara. It is a true story concerning the author's mother, and two other young mixed-race Aboriginal girls, who ran away from the Moore River Native Settlement, north of Perth, in order to return to their Aboriginal families, after being placed there in 1931. The film follows the girls as they trek/walk for nine weeks along 1,500 miles (2414km) of the Australian rabbit-proof fence to return to their community at Jigalong while being tracked by a white authority figure and a black tracker.
The soundtrack to the film is called by Peter Gabriel. Phillip Noyce's search for the Aboriginal actresses who star in the film is described in detail in the "Making Of" on the DVD.

The book

The book, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, was written as the second book in a trilogy by Doris Pilkington Garimara, documenting her family's stories. Caprice, a Stockman's Daughter, was the first book published and won the David Unaipon Award as part of the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards in 1990. In 2002, Doris Pilkington Garimara wrote the third book, Under the Wintamarra Tree, about her own life.
The screenplay was published as Rabbit-Proof Fence: the screenplay Adapted from the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Polkington Garimara. Strawberry Hills, N.S.W. : Currency Press, 2002.

Public reaction and criticism

The film formed a part of a major debate in contemporary Australia over the stolen generations - where Aboriginal children separated from their parents by the State were taken to residential schools. A. O. Neville, who was portrayed in the film, was the Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia at the time and was responsible for removing the girls from their families.
   The film stirred debate over the historical accuracy of the claims of the stolen generation. Some, like Andrew Bolt, criticised the portrayal of Neville in the film, arguing that he was inaccurately represented as paternalistic and racist.: Film Script - the Pacific Film and Television Commission Award (Christine Olsen)

    2002 - Australian Film Institute Awards ť :* Best Film (Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen, John Winter)

   :* Best Original Music Score (Peter Gabriel) ť :* Best Sound (Bronwyn Murphy, Craig Carter, Ricky Edwards, John Penders)

    2002 - Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards ť :* Best Director (Phillip Noyce)

   :* Best Screenplay - Adapted (Christine Olsen) ť 2002 - Inside Film Awards

   :* Best Actress (Everlyn Sampi) ť :* Best Production Design (Roger Ford)

    2002 - New South Wales Premier's History Awards: shortlisted for the The Premier's Young People's History Prize (Christine Olsen and Phillip Noyce)

International Awards

ť 2002 (USA) - Aspen Filmfest: Audience Award, Audience Favourite Feature (Phillip Noyce)

    2002 (Switzerland) - Castellinaria International Festival of Young Cinema, ť :* ASPI Award (Phillip Noyce)

   :* Golden Castle (Phillip Noyce) ť 2002 (USA) - The 2002 Starz Encore Denver International Film Festival,: People's Choice Award: Best Feature-Length Fiction Film (Phillip Noyce)

    2002 (South Africa) - Durban International Film Festival: Audience Award (Phillip Noyce) ť 2002 (UK) - Edinburgh International Film Festival: Audience Award (Phillip Noyce)

    2002 (UK) - Leeds International Film Festival: Audience Award (Phillip Noyce) ť 2002 (USA) - National Board of Review Awards 2002

   :* Freedom of Expression Award ť :* Best Director (Phillip Noyce)

    2002 (USA) - San Francisco Film Critics Circle ť :* Special Citation (Phillip Noyce, Also for The Quiet American (2002))

   :* Audience Award: Best Foreign Film (Phillip Noyce) ť 2002 (Spain) - Valladolid International Film Festival: Audience Award: Feature Film (Phillip Noyce)

    2003 (UK) - London Critics Circle Film Awards (ALFS): Director of the Year (Phillip Noyce, also for The Quiet American (2002)) ť 2003 (Brazil) - São Paulo International Film Festival: Audience Award: Best Foreign Film (Phillip Noyce)

Award Nominations

ť 2002 (Australia) - Australian Film Institute Nominations

   :* Best Actor in a Supporting Role (David Gulpilil) ť :* Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle)

   :* Best Costume Design (Roger Ford) ť :* Best Direction (Phillip Noyce)

   :* Best Editing (Veronika Jenet, John Scott) ť :* Best Production Design (Roger Ford)

   :* Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source (Christine Olsen) ť 2002 (Australia) - Film Critics Circle of Australia NominationsAustralia

   :* Best Actor - Female (Everlyn Sampi) ť :* Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle)

   :* Best Film ť :* Best Music Score (Peter Gabriel)

    2002 (Poland) - Camerimage - 2002 International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography: Golden Frog (Christopher Doyle) ť 2002 (USA) - Golden Trailer Award Nominations: Golden Trailer: Best Independent

    2003 (USA) - Golden Globe Nominations: Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Peter Gabriel) ť 2003 (USA) - Motion Picture Sound Editors Nomination: Golden Reel Award: Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features (Juhn Penders, Craig Carter, Steve Burgess, Ricky Edwards, Andrew Plain)

    2003 (USA) - Political Film Society Awards ť :* Exposé

   :* Human Rights ť 2003 (USA) - Young Artist Awards

   :* Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress (Everlyn Sampi) ť :* Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under (Tianna Sansbury)

Classifications and rating

The film is rated PG by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia).

Film Reviews

"A rabbit-proof fence full of holes"

, The Australian, March 11, 2002. Critique by Peter Howson (Minister for Aboriginal affairs in 1971 and 1972) and Des Moore (director of the Institute for Private Enterprise)

Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) Reviewed by Jamie Russell, October 16, 2002

BBC Film Review (Retrieved 28 July 2007)

Rabbit Proof Fence, Review by Luke Buckmaster

In Film Australia (Retrieved 28 July 2007)

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