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Black and White
World Cinema
Crime/Violence · Social Criticism · True Story
- CountryAustralia,UK
- Production Year2002
- Running Time102min
- Format35mm
Program Note
Based on true story, Black and White is about the 1959 landmark trial that irrevocably changed police procedure and judicial authority in South Australia.
It is Christmas 1958 in conservative Adelaide. An excitable young lawyer, David O’Sullivan, has drawn a ′bad lottery prize′ - a legal aid case. He must defend a young Aboriginal who has been arrested for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl. O’Sullivan soon concludes that his client has been framed by the local police. He finds himself pitted against Chamberlain, South Australia’s Crown Prosecutor, a forbidding but tremendously charismatic character. O′Sullivan embarks on a ′David and Goliath′ battle that threatens the establishment of closed ranks and hidden evidence.
Aided by the young Rupert Murdoch, O′Sullivan takes the case to the highest courts in the Commonwealth. Maneuvering narratives of political manipulation, police corruption and personal crisis, this is a wonderfully compelling story of right and wrong and justice.
It is Christmas 1958 in conservative Adelaide. An excitable young lawyer, David O’Sullivan, has drawn a ′bad lottery prize′ - a legal aid case. He must defend a young Aboriginal who has been arrested for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl. O’Sullivan soon concludes that his client has been framed by the local police. He finds himself pitted against Chamberlain, South Australia’s Crown Prosecutor, a forbidding but tremendously charismatic character. O′Sullivan embarks on a ′David and Goliath′ battle that threatens the establishment of closed ranks and hidden evidence.
Aided by the young Rupert Murdoch, O′Sullivan takes the case to the highest courts in the Commonwealth. Maneuvering narratives of political manipulation, police corruption and personal crisis, this is a wonderfully compelling story of right and wrong and justice.
Director
Craig Lahiff
Following his degree in Physics and then a M.A. in film at Fliders University, Craig Lahiff worked on several movies such as Bruce Beresford ′ s [Breaker Morant] and [Sunday Too Far Away] before starting his own career with shorts and documentary directing. His first feature [Fever] was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Best Director Award in 1988 and since then Lahiff has continued to direct features, most recently, [Heaven ′ s Burning](1997), starring Russell Crowe, as well as several tele-films for Australian and American networks.
Credit
- Director
Craig Lahiff - ProducerHelen Leake
Nik Powell - CastRobert Carlyle
Charles Dance
Kerry Fox
Colin Friels - ScreenplayLouis Nowra
- CinematographyGeoffrey Simpson
- Production DesignMurray Picknett
- EditorLee Smith
- MusicCezary Skubiszwki
- Production CompanyB&W Productions
- World SalesAB Svensk Filmindustri
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