The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1978 · TMDB 6.7
Directed by Fred Schepisi
The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.
Why it matters
Fred Schepisi's adaptation of Thomas Keneally's novel follows a young Aboriginal man educated by whites and then betrayed by every one of them. The violence, when it comes, is horrifying and entirely earned.
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Released
- 1978-06-21
- Studio
- Victorian Film
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.7
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