Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy(1990)

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy Synopsis

A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees the daughter lying in a foetal position next to her mother, crying. Assimilation, then, can be understood as a pain experienced by both the Aboriginal daughter as well as the white mother.

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1990) is a drama film directed by Tracey Moffatt, released on December 31, 1990 with a runtime of 19m. It stars Marcia Langton, Agnes Hardwick, Jimmy Little and Alkira Fitzgerald. Viewers rate it 5.0 out of 10 across 11 ratings.