Mabo (2012)
The true story of one man's epic fight to change a nation.
The remarkable life story of Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo; a Torres Strait Islander who left school at the age of 15, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.
- Date of release
- 2012-06-10
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie, History
- Director
- Rachel Perkins
Casting
- Jimi Bani — Koiki Eddie Mabo
- Deborah Mailman — Bonita Mabo
- Ewen Leslie — Bryan Keon-Cohen
- Tom Budge — Greg McIntyre
- Rob Carlton — Paddy Killoran
- Colin Friels — Justice Moynihan
- Miranda Otto — Margaret White
- Felix Williamson — Ron Castan
- Matthew Whittet — Noel Loos
- Leon Ford — Henry Reynolds
- Heath Bergersen — Davy
- Miranda Tapsell — Davy's Wife
Interesting facts
Mabo is an Australian docudrama TV film, released in 2012, which relates the successful legal battle waged by Torres Strait Islander man Eddie Koiki Mabo to bring about native land title legislation in Australia.
Production
The film was written by Sue Smith, directed by Rachel Perkins and produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear, all of Blackfella Films, with the assistance of the ABC and SBS. It was filmed at Mer Island in the Torres Strait, Townsville, Brisbane and Canberra.
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