BabaKiueria

BabaKiueria (1986)

Imagine what it would be like if black settlers arrived to settle a continent inhabited by white natives? In 1788, the first white settlers arrived in Botany Bay to begin the process of white colonisation of Australia. But in Babakiueria, the roles are reversed in a delightful and light-hearted look at colonisation of a different kind. This satirical examination of black-white relations in Australia first screened on ABC TV in 1986 to widespread acclaim with both critics and audiences alike. This is the story of the fictitious land of Babakiueria, where white people are the minority and must obey black laws. Aboriginal actors Michelle Torres and Bob Maza (Heartland) and supported by a number of familiar faces from the time, including Cecily Polson (E-Street) and Tony Barry, who starred in major ABC-TV hits such as I Can Jump Puddles and his Penguin award-winning Scales of Justice. Babakiueria was awarded the United Nations Media Peace Prize in 1987.

Date of release
1986-01-01
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (7)
Runtime
29m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Director
Don Featherstone

Casting

Interesting facts

Babakiueria (also known under the video-title Babakiueria (Barbeque Area)) is a 1986 Australian satirical film on relations between Aboriginal Australians and European Australians.

Production

Much of Babakiueria was filmed on location, including the Anzac March and the 'Ritual of Violence' (AFL Game). It was screened in the Australian Museum for many years.

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