
Black and White
Drama
6 / 10
October 31, 2002
1h 39m
Director: Craig Lahiff
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