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VIDEO RELEASE
Aug 19, 2003 (DVD)
NUMBERS
Box Office: $6,031,193
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CONSENSUS
Visually beautiful and well-acted, Rabbit-Proof Fence tells a compelling true-life story.
CAST & CREW
Ningali Lawford, David Gulpilil, Jason Clarke
Directed by Phillip Noyce
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SYNOPSIS
Set in Australia in 1931, RABBIT-PROOF FENCE tells the story of a government policy that required "half-caste" children (whose mothers were Aboriginal and whose fathers were white) to be taken from their homes by the authorities to be trained to work as servants. more...
MPAA RATING
PG, emotional thematic material
RUNTIME
1 hour, 33 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Nov 29, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Miramax Films
GENRE
Dramas, Adventure, History, Escape, Based On A True Story, Australia, 1930s
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Rabbit-Proof Fence Site
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 "The performances of the children, untrained in acting, have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart."
-- The Wolf, IOFILM.CO.UK
"With Rabbit-Proof Fence, Noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean, economical movie."
-- Chris Wiegand, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"The three young actresses convey determination beautifully."
-- Jeffrey Westhoff, NORTHWEST HERALD (CRYSTAL LAKE, IL)
"Plays like two fingers up at a shameful chapter in recent Antipodean times, at those responsible and at the way it has all been forgotten."
-- Ian Waldron-Mantgani, UK CRITIC
"You'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama."
-- Jeff Vice, DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY
"Young Everlyn Sampi, as the courageous Molly Craig, simply radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film."
-- Betty Jo Tucker, REELTALK MOVIE REVIEWS
"The viewer takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful Molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers."
-- Gary Thompson, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS
"Piercingly affecting...while clearly a manipulative film, emerges as powerful rather than cloying."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"An emotionally and spiritually compelling journey seen through the right eyes, with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do."
-- Collin Souter, EFILMCRITIC.COM
"That rare film whose real-life basis is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is needed."
-- Eric D. Snider, ERICDSNIDER.COM
"Noyce films it more as a shocking history lesson than as drama."
-- Dennis Schwartz, OZUS' WORLD MOVIE REVIEWS
"The film’s premise is simple, but every scene seethes with intensity and outrage as it displays this true account of textbook colonialism."
-- Anita Schmaltz, METRO TIMES
 "Only in its final surprising shots does Rabbit-Proof Fence find the authority it's looking for."
-- Chuck Rudolph, SLANT MAGAZINE
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"Somewhat stolid pacing keeps the film from fulfilling its potential, but it is always touching, if tough to watch."
-- Phil Villarreal, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
"Remarkable for its excellent storytelling, its economical, compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity, it's an adventure story and history lesson all in one."
-- Urban Cinefile Critics, URBAN CINEFILE
"Despite a well-placed sense of historical outrage, Fence isn't one-sided."
-- Lawrence Toppman, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
"A stirring road movie."
-- Ella Taylor, L.A. WEEKLY
"In all, this is a watchable movie that's not quite the memorable experience it might have been."
-- David Sterritt, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
"Most haunting about “Fence” is its conclusion, when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize, much to our dismay, that this really did happen. Noyce’s greatest mistake is thinking that we needed sweeping, dramatic, Hollywood moments to keep us"
-- Steven Snyder, ZERTINET MOVIES
"The film has some trouble adequately conveying the politics at the core of its story, but Noyce lets simplicity be his guide, and the slow, natural drama showcases a kind of beauty in desolation."
-- Brent Simon, ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
"The structure is simple, but in its own way, Rabbit-Proof Fence is a quest story as grand as The Lord of the Rings."
-- Steve Schneider, ORLANDO WEEKLY
"Its adult themes of familial separation and societal betrayal are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work."
-- Marc Savlov, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"A heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers’ hearts."
-- Craig Roush, KINNOPIO'S MOVIE REVIEWS
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FRESH 85%
Avg. Rating: 7.7/10 |
"Rabbit-Proof Fence will probably make you angry. But it will just as likely make you weep, and it will do so in a way that doesn't make you feel like a sucker."
-- Chris Vognar, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Noyce creates a film of near-hypnotic physical beauty even as he tells a story as horrifying as any in the heart-breakingly extensive annals of white-on-black racism."
-- Susan Stark, DETROIT NEWS
"Noyce lets the landscape and the untrained young actresses own the screen."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"One of the best movies of the year."
-- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"An amazing story, amazingly told."
-- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"Many movies claim to illuminate the human spirit, but Rabbit-Proof Fence actually delivers."
-- Bill Muller, ARIZONA REPUBLIC
"Essentially, Noyce just wants to tell a good story, which he does."
-- Wesley Morris, BOSTON GLOBE
"Vividly demonstrates that the director of such Hollywood blockbusters as Patriot Games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop."
-- Lou Lumenick, NEW YORK POST
"Noyce has worked wonders with the material."
-- Glenn Lovell, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
"This is a heartfelt story ... it just isn't a very involving one."
-- Terry Lawson, DETROIT FREE PRESS
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"A haunting film about one of the great escapes of all time."
-- Robert Roten, LARAMIE MOVIE SCOPE
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