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Black and White (2002)

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Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 3

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Release Date: Oct 31, 2002 Wide

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Directed by Craig Lahiff, Black and White is a story about bigotry, social injustice, and a real-life murder trial that made Australian headlines in the late '50s. On a December afternoon in 1958, the body of a nine-year-old white girl is discovered in a cave off the coast of Southern Australia. Detective Paul Turner (Roy Billing) quickly arrests a half-aboriginal fair-worker named Max Stuart (David Ngoombujarra), who signs a confession. However, being that Max is illiterate, the legitimacy of

Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama

Directed By: Craig Lahiff

Written By: Louis Nowra

In Theaters: Oct 31, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Oct 18, 2005

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
Max Stuart
Roy Billing
Det. Sgt. Paul Turner
John Gregg
Rohan Rivett
Bille Brown
Premier Thomas Playford
Chris Haywood
Det. Sgt. Karskens
Gary Waddell
Constable Jones
Heather Mitchell
Roma Chamberlain
Frank Gallacher
Rhys McConnochie
Vincent Ball
Peter Whitford
Peter Carroll
Petre Gheorghiu
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Max Stuart

Critic Reviews for Black and White

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)

finds just the right balance between scenes inside and outside the courtroom, and deftly juggles an unusually large number of characters without ever seeming cluttered.

January 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Gazette

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Anton Bitel

Movie Gazette Source: Movie Gazette

Some fine performances, but the story lacks focus and spends too much time in the gray area.

May 9, 2003 Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com

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Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone

TheMovieChicks.com

Unlike the title, life is far from black and white, and this satisfying journey offers us a menu of many of its shades of grey.

October 17, 2002 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Louise Keller

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This courtroom drama was fairly decent movie based on true events. Although not original with many more out there just like this one, it was still entertaining, emotional, and worth seeing because it was just so messed up. A black Aboriginal man in Australia gets accused of raping and killing a 9 year old girl. He is

November 10, 2010

DJ Jackson

The story of Black And White somehow goes too fast. It's like a checklist of events listed one after the other. And for my taste it's way too British. Plus I do not like the cinematography, the make-up and the characters. But the story is alright.

May 20, 2004