| The Fringe Dwellers | |
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| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Written by | Bruce Beresford Rhoisin Beresford |
| Produced by | Sue Milliken |
| Starring | Kristina Nehm Justine Saunders Kylie Belling |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Edited by | Tim Wellburn |
| Music by | George Dreyfus |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$1.26 million[1] |
| Box office | $174,433 (Australia) |
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.[2] 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 film is acclaimed as being the first Australian film featuring Indigenous actors in all the major roles.[citation needed][3] It achieved critical and international success when it was released in 1986, but gained only a lukewarm reception in Australia.[4]
- ^ Geoff Gardner, "The Fringe Dwellers", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p197
- ^ Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Sun Books, Melbourne, 1966 (first published by Heinemann, London, 1961).
- ^ Moreton, Romaine (2024). "The Fringe Dwellers: As much right as anybody". National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Australianscreen – info