The remarkable life story of Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo; a Torres Strait Islander who left school at the age of 15, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Blackfella Films, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Queensland, Screen NSW
Keywords
- australia
- woman director
- indigenous australians
- australian aboriginal
- eddie mabo
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Top Cast
Jimi Bani as Koiki Eddie Mabo
Deborah Mailman as Bonita Mabo
Ewen Leslie as Bryan Keon-Cohen
Tom Budge as Greg McIntyre
Rob Carlton as Paddy Killoran
Colin Friels as Justice Moynihan
Miranda Otto as Margaret White
Felix Williamson as Ron Castan
Top Crew
Rachel Perkins · Director
Sue Smith · Screenplay
Antony Partos · Composer
Andrew Commis · Cinematographer
Rochelle Oshlack · Editor
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