The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's distraught father perseveres with his new life in a new country, but he is soon crushed into an alcoholic despair, and Sonja herself abandons him at the earliest opportunity. Now, nearly 20 years later, a single and pregnant Sonja returns to Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.
Year: 1998
Genre: Drama
Studio: Australian Film Finance Corporation, South Australian Film Corporation, Artist Services
Director: Richard Flanagan
Cast: Kerry Fox, Kristof Kaczmarek, Evelyn Krape, Rosie Flanagan, Essie Davis, Jacek Koman
Crew: Simon Cardwell (Still Photographer), Carmel Torcasio (Continuity), Richard Flanagan (Director), Richard Flanagan (Screenplay), Richard Flanagan (Novel), Rolf de Heer (Producer)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Release: Apr 22, 1998
IMDb: 2.80/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Australia
Language: English, Slovenščina
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), war crimes, refugee camp, despair, bath tub, family history, heirloom, alienation, alcoholism, unwillingly pregnant, dam, domestic abuse, citizenship, single father, archive footage, rabbit hunting, broken heart, tasmania, emptiness, ghosts of the past, slovenia, peaches, war refugees, baked beans, loss of smell, knead
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