Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phillip Noyce
Screenplay by	Christine Olsen
Based on	Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara
Produced by	Phillip Noyce Christine Olsen John Winter
Starring	Everlyn Sampi Tianna Sansbury Laura Monaghan David Gulpilil Kenneth Branagh
Cinematography	Christopher Doyle
Edited by	Veronika Jenet John Scott
Music by	Peter Gabriel
Production companies	Rumbalara Films Olsen Levy Showtime Australia
Distributed by	Becker Entertainment
Release date	4 February 2002 (2002-02-04)
Running time	93 minutes[1]
Country	Australia
Languages	Walmajarri English
Budget	USD$6 million
Box office	USD$16.2 million

Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film directed and produced by Phillip Noyce based on the 1996 book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara. It is loosely based on a true story concerning the author's mother Molly Craig, aunt Daisy Kadibil and cousin Gracie, who escaped from the Moore River Native Settlement, north of Perth, Western Australia, to return to their Aboriginal families, after being placed there in 1931. The film follows the Aboriginal girls as they walk for nine weeks along 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of the Australian rabbit-proof fence to return to their community at Jigalong, while being pursued by white law enforcement authorities and an Aboriginal tracker.^[2] The film illustrates the official child removal policy that existed in Australia between approximately 1905 and 1967. Its victims now are called the "Stolen Generations".

The soundtrack to the film, called Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence, is by Peter Gabriel. British producer Jeremy Thomas, who has a long connection with Australia, was executive producer of the film, selling it internationally through his sales arm, HanWay Films. In 2005 the British Film Institute included it in the BFI list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14.