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    The document provides a synopsis and background information about the 2002 film Rabbit-Proof Fence. It discusses how the film is based on a true story of three Aboriginal girls in 1931 who escaped from an orphanage where they were forcibly sent. They followed the "Rabbit-Proof Fence" for over 2,400 km to return to their families. Though two girls succeeded, the third was recaptured. The document also includes a film critic's perspective, who praises the film's cinematography for immersing viewers and conveying the girls' emotions, and commends its authentic portrayal of the "Stolen Generation."

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    The document provides a synopsis and background information about the 2002 film Rabbit-Proof Fence. It discusses how the film is based on a true story of three Aboriginal girls in 1931 who escaped from an orphanage where they were forcibly sent. They followed the "Rabbit-Proof Fence" for over 2,400 km to return to their families. Though two girls succeeded, the third was recaptured. The document also includes a film critic's perspective, who praises the film's cinematography for immersing viewers and conveying the girls' emotions, and commends its authentic portrayal of the "Stolen Generation."

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    The document provides a synopsis and background information about the 2002 film Rabbit-Proof Fence. It discusses how the film is based on a true story of three Aboriginal girls in 1931 who escaped from an orphanage where they were forcibly sent. They followed the "Rabbit-Proof Fence" for over 2,400 km to return to their families. Though two girls succeeded, the third was recaptured. The document also includes a film critic's perspective, who praises the film's cinematography for immersing viewers and conveying the girls' emotions, and commends its authentic portrayal of the "Stolen Generation."

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    Rabbit-Proof Fence

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    The document provides a synopsis and background information about the 2002 film Rabbit-Proof Fence. It discusses how the film is based on a true story of three Aboriginal girls in 1931 who escaped from an orphanage where they were forcibly sent. They followed the "Rabbit-Proof Fence" for over 2,400 km to return to their families. Though two girls succeeded, the third was recaptured. The document also includes a film critic's perspective, who praises the film's cinematography for immersing viewers and conveying the girls' emotions, and commends its authentic portrayal of the "Stolen Generation."

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    SYNOPSIS

    Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 film directed by Philip Noyce. Based on a true story, the movie follows
    the journey of three aboriginal girl in 1931. From 1910, the Australian government has created a
    program to remove mixed-race aboriginal children from their families and to send them in
    orphanage, institutions or in host family until 1970. In this movie, the three girls were taken by force
    from their mothers and sent in a Christian orphanage at Moore River where there were forced to
    work and selected among the other aboriginal children. Molly, the oldest sister, decides to escape
    from this place with her sister and her cousin to return to their mothers at Jigalong, 2 400km from
    Moore River. During their journey, the three girls had to follow the thousand miles of fence that pass
    through their village and endure the hardships such as hunger and some people who wanted to harm
    them. They were also chased by M. Moodoo who work for the government officer M. Neville. Molly
    and Daisy finally reach their home and return to their mother, but M. Neville succeeded to kidnap
    Gracie with some help. At the end of the film, we can see that the two sisters were still together
    many years after this event, but they never saw again their cousin Gracie.

    "RABBIT PROOF FENCE" A MEANINGLESS TITLE?

    Indeed, the title refers to the fence that plays a major role in the story. The three girls followed this
    fence all during their journey as the only way to return to their home and to be free. The "Rabbit-
    Proof Fence" is a fence that extends for thousands of kilometers in Western Australia and was built to
    keep rabbits away from farmland. We can make an interpretation of this fence as a barrier that
    protect them from the Australian government or as a barrier that keep the aboriginal community
    away from the white authorities. Or we can interpret this as a metaphor of the Australian
    government who are compared as rabbit who must stay away from the farmland as the aboriginal
    community, in order to don’t harm their community.

    AND WHAT ABOUT THE POINT OF VIEW OF A FILM CRITIC?

    To answer this question, we asked to the well-known film critic, Anna Liebert.
    ” I find that “Rabbit-Proof Fence” is an interesting film that is a testimony of the Stolen Generation in
    Australia and shows the atrocity of this context. From a cinematographic point of view, we can see
    that the film is really well realized. In some shots we are immersed in the character of the girls. For
    instance, when Molly is walking to M. Neville the first time, there is a long shot taken at the same
    height of the girl and where we can hear clearly her deep breath showing that she is anxious about
    this situation. Moreover, the shots of the western Australian landscape shows us the rough
    environment that the girls have to face all during the film. For example, when Molly and Daisy are
    walking in the desert, craving for water and exhausted just before seeing her mother again. The
    choice of those shot is well chosen and shows the accuracy of their feelings even though they are not
    talking a lot. Also, the fact that in the film the aboriginal actors are talking in their native language
    and the fact that at the end of the film we can see Molly and Daisy together after decades adds
    authenticity to the story. This film shows clearly the strength and resilience of those girls has to
    endure during 9 weeks and impact emotionally the audience with their courage and determination.”

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