Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
Cast
Robert Carlyle
David O'Sullivan
Charles Dance
Roderic Chamberlain
Kerry Fox
Helen Devaney
Colin Friels
Father Tom Dixon
Ben Mendelsohn
Rupert Murdoch
David Ngoombujarra
Young Max Stuart
Max Stuart
Old Max Stuart
Rhys McConnochie
Justice Abbott
Bille Brown
Thomas Playford
John Gregg
Rohan Rivett
Roy Billing
Det Sgt Turner
Gary Waddell
Constable Jones
Patrick Duggin
Policeman #1
Andrew Martin
Policeman #2
Frank Gallacher
Justice Reed
Vincent Ball
Chief Justice Napier
Peter Whitford
Justice Windeyer
Heather Mitchell
Roma Chamberlain
Chris Haywood
Det-Sgt Karskens
Paul Sonkkila
Bishop
Petru Gheorghiu
Dr. Strehlow
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Mrs. Aston
Marshall Napier
Prison Warder
Josephine Byrnes
Barmaid
Andy Anderson
Norman Geiseman
Tim Robertson
Mr. King
Peter Carroll
Viscount Simonds
Tony Mack
Mr. Aston
Lisa Flanagan
Girl at Cinema
Donald MacDonald
Lord Tucker
Nick Readman
Alan Moir
Edmund Pegge
Dawson
Scott Harrison
Ed Montale
Don Barker
Ceduna Magistrate
Edwin Hodgeman
Govt. Prosecutor
Briah Victory
Mary Hattam
Bernard Hull
Policeman #3
Dylan Lloyd
Policeman #4
Phillip Lowe
Playford's Assistant
Roger Newcombe
Clerk of Arraigns
Colleen Cross
Air Hostess
Wojciech Pisarek
Yugoslav Drunk
Paul Simpson
Paul Spry
John Leigh Gray
Jury Foreman
Chris Duncan
Clerk of Courts
David Buchanan
Juror (uncredited)
Chris Koch
Court Attendance (uncredited)
Susan Lyons
Dr. Thompson (uncredited)
Crew
Craig Lahiff
Director
Louis Nowra
Writer
Lee Smith
Editor
Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
Helen Leake
Producer
Nik Powell
Producer
Murray Picknett
Production Design
Jina Jay
Casting
Christine King
Casting
Annie Marshall
Costume Design
Tracy Phillpot
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Cezary Skubiszewski
Original Music Composer
Robert Webb
Set Decoration
Sarah Gilligan
Art Direction
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