The story of Lena, the light-skinned daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn, a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport. To Lena, Vaughn represents the life she is running away from. To Vaughn, Lena embodies the society that has rejected him. And for a very short amount of time, they experience a rare true happiness together.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
AU
Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release:
May 2002
Production:
Australian Film Finance Corporation, Autumn Films Pty. Ltd.
Cast:
Dannielle Hall, Damian Pitt, Jenna Lee Connors, Mundurra Weldon, Wayne Dargin, Shane Dargin, Marshall Bell, Athol French, Jamalla Carr, Samuel Barker, Ben Paparo, Kevin Pitt, Judy Duncan, Doug Crichton
Tags:
prison, identity, bus, prejudice, single mother, convict, social injustice
