Stars
Robert Carlyle
Charles Dance
Kerry Fox
Colin Friels
Ben Mendelsohn
David Ngoombujarra
Max Stuart
Bille Brown
John Gregg
Roy Billing
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert Carlyle | Character: David O'Sullivan
Actor: Charles Dance | Character: Roderic Chamberlain
Actor: Kerry Fox | Character: Helen Devaney
Actor: Colin Friels | Character: Father Tom Dixon
Actor: Ben Mendelsohn | Character: Rupert Murdoch
Actor: David Ngoombujarra | Character: Young Max Stuart
Actor: Max Stuart | Character: Self, Old Max Stuart
Actor: Bille Brown | Character: Thomas Playford
Actor: John Gregg | Character: Rohan Rivett
Actor: Roy Billing | Character: Det Sgt Turner
Actor: Gary Waddell | Character: Constable Jones
Actor: Patrick Duggin | Character: Policeman #1
Actor: Andrew Martin | Character: Policeman #2
Actor: Frank Gallacher | Character: Justice Reed
Actor: Rhys McConnochie | Character: Justice Abbott
Actor: Vincent Ball | Character: Chief Justice Napier
Actor: Peter Whitford | Character: Justice Windeyer
Actor: Donald MacDonald | Character: Lord Tucker
Actor: Peter Carroll | Character: Viscount Simonds
Actor: Heather Mitchell | Character: Roma Chamberlain
Actor: Penne Hackforth-Jones | Character: Mrs. Aston
Actor: Petru Gheorghiu | Character: Dr. Strehlow
Actor: Paul Sonkkila | Character: Bishop
Actor: Tim Robertson | Character: Mr. King
Actor: Andy Anderson | Character: Norman Geiseman
Actor: Nick Readman | Character: Allan Moir
Actor: Chris Haywood | Character: Det-Sgt Karskens
Actor: Edmund Pegge | Character: Dawson
Actor: Scott Harrison | Character: Ed Montale
Actor: Marshall Napier | Character: Prison Warder
Actor: Josephine Byrnes | Character: Barmaid
Actor: Don Barker | Character: Ceduna Magistrate
Actor: Edwin Hodgeman | Character: Govt. Prosecutor
Actor: Briah Victory | Character: Mary Hattam
Actor: Steve Turner | Character: Mr Hattam
Actor: Bernard Hull | Character: Policeman #3
Actor: Dylan Lloyd | Character: Policeman #4
Actor: Kenneth Ken | Character: Tracker #1
Actor: Maurice Nicholson | Character: Tracker #2
Actor: Lisa Flanagan | Character: Girl at Cinema
Actor: Paul Simpson | Character: Paul Spry
Actor: Tony Mack | Character: Mr. Aston
Actor: Wojech Pisarek | Character: Yugoslav Drunk
Actor: Phillip Lowe | Character: Playford's Assistant
Actor: Roger Newcombe | Character: Clerk of Arraigns
Actor: Chris Duncan | Character: Clerk of Courts
Actor: John Leigh Gray | Character: Jury Foreman
Actor: Colleen Cross | Character: Air Hostess
Actor: David Buchanan | Character: Juror
Actor: Chris Koch | Character: Court Attendance
Actor: Susan Lyons | Character: Dr. Thompson
Actor: Natasha Wanganeen | Character: Extra
[Directors Group]
Name: Craig Lahiff | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Louis Nowra | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Helen Leake | Role: Producer
Name: Nik Powell | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Cezary Skubiszewski | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Geoffrey Simpson | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Lee Smith | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Jina Jay | Role: Casting Director
Name: Christine King | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: Murray Picknett | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Sarah Gilligan | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Robert Webb | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Annie Marshall | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Penny Armstrong | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Troy Davies | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Beverley Freeman | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tracy Phillpot | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fiona Rees-Jones | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Suzie Warhurst-Steele | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Gary Buss | Role: Production Manager
Name: Cathy Flannery | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Bob Donaldson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mark Knight | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Brad Lanyon | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Scott Lovelock | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Helen Lucy Moss | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Joanne Pearce | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Ben Cross | Role: Art Department
Name: Jennifer Drake | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Hennessey | Role: Art Department
Name: Phillip 'Sunday' Hopkins | Role: Art Department
Name: Matt Landreth | Role: Art Department
Name: Kylie Lawson | Role: Art Department
Name: Myles Mayo | Role: Art Department
Name: Orlando Murray | Role: Art Department
Name: Rita Zanchetta | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Marco Arlotta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Bakaloff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Carden | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruce Emery | Role: Sound Department
Name: Phil Heywood | Role: Sound Department
Name: Toivo Lember | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Lipson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rory McGregor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adrian Medhurst | Role: Sound Department
Name: Livia Ruzic | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Simpson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Young | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Paul Anderson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Josh Axford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mal Booth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shane Forster | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Werner Gerlach | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robertto Karas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gerard Maher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian McKenzie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robin Morgan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Pole | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Sandford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Graeme Shelton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mardi Thompson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jules Wurm | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Jina Jay | Role: Casting Department
Name: Julie Lewington | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Samantha Edwards van Gyen | Role: Costume Department
Name: Wendy Falconer | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nunya Glazbrook | Role: Costume Department
Name: Andrew Kemp | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mariot Kerr | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mary Partis | Role: Costume Department
Name: Heather Wallace | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Jennifer Barrett | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Linda Evangelistis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: John Lee | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Chris Rowell | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Deborah van Gyen | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: Sarah Abbey | Role: Location Management
Name: Mark Evans | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Robin Gray | Role: Music Department
Name: Daryl McKenzie | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Sally Clarke | Role: Production Department
Name: Alison Dredge | Role: Production Department
Name: Daniel Fitzgerald | Role: Production Department
Name: Kerri Hudson | Role: Production Department
Name: Teresa Palma | Role: Production Department
Name: Ian Prior | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Trudi Gardner | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Jo Stewart | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Paul Allison | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elspeth Baird | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Berrie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jennifer Bichard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Colebatch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Jobson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark 'Sharky' Johnson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John King | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Lightfoot | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paula Lourie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Marcus | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yuri Poetzl | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Sanford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fiona Searson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ozgur Uyanik | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Wulff | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
Black and White trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1896659737/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1896659737/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1535603458604.mp4?Expires=1788279863&Signature=kUwR3~9cofm6bdEV~SbHvbqtmmiQwXksE1U3eIZSN0UtzwbkiG9ODsq5XyUL299~CG9ULTMVEgU2UxEvTLXKdCOKEYMC00NokyEZMWqvdiaUui5QiRxyd8i1LZnb7TCnmTWRyeSlYIJPXB41u2eZjWF6PL0lG4UvplgvQZb9YZ-Io7M0fY35i63fDfzbsjtEWV3rJiXcDYeafTC42IT-XeHFH-nWn0pyL5Twd8dThftvHQvwTChN80WN922au8MYG~JhVBFddphtsI0tzU0f1lPsHjywq3bJKdANe7wm8e5FEnC~epHOL6pB6IN~JRDFMgJbbWDqtHWbibPwaqFxPw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
Australia: June 7, 2002 (opening night film, Sydney Film Festival)
Canada: September 9, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Australia: October 24, 2002 (Adelaide, premiere)
Australia: October 25, 2002 (advance screenings)
Australia: October 31, 2002
South Korea: November 2002 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United States: November 2002 (Hawaii Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 19, 2002 (BFI London Film Festival)
United Kingdom: 2003 (Belfast Film Festival)
United Kingdom: 2003 (London Australian Film Festival)
Ireland: 2003 (Dublin Film Festival)
Taiwan: 2003 (Taipei Film Festival)
Australia: January 9, 2003
Australia: February 19, 2003 (video release, DVD release)
France: March 2003 (Valenciennes Film Festival)
Singapore: April 2003 (Singapore International Film Festival)
United States: April 2003 (New Mexico, Taos Film Festival)
United Kingdom: June 10, 2003 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 6, 2003 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 7, 2003 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Denmark: November 17, 2003 (Meet Australia)
China: 2004 (Beijing, Australian Film Festival)
China: 2004 (Guangzhou Film Festival)
Mexico: 2004 (Cancun Film Festival)
United States: 2004 (American Film Institute, Australian Film Festival)
United Kingdom: January 9, 2004
United States: March 2004 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
Hungary: September 25, 2004 (Boomerang Australian Film Festival)
Sweden: March 25, 2008 (TV premiere)
Australia: October 24, 2020 (Adelaide Film Festival)
Awards
Nominee | 2003 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Screenplay - Original | Louis Nowra, Black and White
Winner | 2003 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | David Ngoombujarra, Black and White
Nominee | 2003 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Costume Design | Annie Marshall, Black and White
Box Office
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