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The Fringe Dwellers is a 1986 film directed by Bruce Beresford, based on the 1961 novel The Fringe Dwellers by Western Australian author Nene Gare. The film is about a young Aboriginal girl who dreams of life beyond the family camp that sits on the fringe of white society (the term fringe dwellers having specific application in Australia).
The Fringe Dwellers: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Kristina Nehm, Justine Saunders, Bob Maza, Kylie Belling. Story of an aboriginal family who tries to move out of the fringe into the main white community.
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- Drama
- Bruce Beresford
- 1986-10
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A teenage aborigine girl named Trilby dreams of escaping her crowded and impoverished family and community in Australia. She faces racism, pregnancy and supernatural forces in this drama by Bruce Beresford.
The Fringe Dwellers. Trilby (Kristina Nehm) is a young Aboriginal woman living with her people on the outskirts of everyday Australian society. When her mother (Justine Saunders) suggests that...
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- Bruce Beresford
- PG
- Kristina Nehm
The story of an Aboriginal family's attempts to forge a new life for themselves within the segregated society. At the urging of headstrong teenager Trilby, the Comeaways relocate from their family camp, to a house in the main town. Bruce Beresford. Director, Screenplay. Nene Gare.
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Nov 24, 2016 · Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes. Availability: Worldwide. EXCLUSIVE TO AUSTRALIA. A quietly ambitious girl, Trilby persuades her mother, Mollie (Justine Saunders), to move into a prosperous white neighborhood somewhat beyond their means but to Trilby's dismay, the entire extended family moves with them.
- 2 min
- Umbrella Entertainment