Black and White
One man's conviction divided a nation.
2002 | 99m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Craig Lahiff |
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| Writer: | Louis Nowra |
| Staring: |
| Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 31, 2002 |
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| Director: | Craig Lahiff |
| Writer: | Louis Nowra |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | child murder, illiteracy, australia, based on true story, australian aboriginal, 1950s |
| Production Companies | Scala Productions, Duo Art Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Carlyle | David O'Sullivan |
| Charles Dance | Roderic Chamberlain |
| Kerry Fox | Helen Devaney |
| Colin Friels | Father Tom Dixon |
| Ben Mendelsohn | Rupert Murdoch |
| David Ngoombujarra | Young Max Stuart |
| Max Stuart | Old Max Stuart |
| Rhys McConnochie | Justice Abbott |
| Bille Brown | Thomas Playford |
| John Gregg | Rohan Rivett |
| Roy Billing | Det Sgt Turner |
| Gary Waddell | Constable Jones |
| Patrick Duggin | Policeman #1 |
| Andrew Martin | Policeman #2 |
| Frank Gallacher | Justice Reed |
| Vincent Ball | Chief Justice Napier |
| Peter Whitford | Justice Windeyer |
| Heather Mitchell | Roma Chamberlain |
| Chris Haywood | Det-Sgt Karskens |
| Paul Sonkkila | Bishop |
| Petru Gheorghiu | Dr. Strehlow |
| Penne Hackforth-Jones | Mrs. Aston |
| Marshall Napier | Prison Warder |
| Josephine Byrnes | Barmaid |
| Andy Anderson | Norman Geiseman |
| Tim Robertson | Mr. King |
| Peter Carroll | Viscount Simonds |
| Tony Mack | Mr. Aston |
| Lisa Flanagan | Girl at Cinema |
| Donald MacDonald | Lord Tucker |
| Nick Readman | Alan Moir |
| Edmund Pegge | Dawson |
| Scott Harrison | Ed Montale |
| Don Barker | Ceduna Magistrate |
| Edwin Hodgeman | Govt. Prosecutor |
| Briah Victory | Mary Hattam |
| Bernard Hull | Policeman #3 |
| Dylan Lloyd | Policeman #4 |
| Phillip Lowe | Playford's Assistant |
| Roger Newcombe | Clerk of Arraigns |
| Colleen Cross | Air Hostess |
| Wojciech Pisarek | Yugoslav Drunk |
| Paul Simpson | Paul Spry |
| John Leigh Gray | Jury Foreman |
| Chris Duncan | Clerk of Courts |
| David Buchanan | Juror (uncredited) |
| Chris Koch | Court Attendance (uncredited) |
| Susan Lyons | Dr. Thompson (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Craig Lahiff | Director |
| Geoffrey Simpson | Director of Photography |
| Jina Jay | Casting |
| Christine King | Casting |
| Murray Picknett | Production Design |
| Sarah Gilligan | Art Direction |
| Robert Webb | Set Decoration |
| Annie Marshall | Costume Design |
| Tracy Phillpot | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Louis Nowra | Writer |
| Lee Smith | Editor |
| Cezary Skubiszewski | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Helen Leake | Producer |
| Nik Powell | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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