Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1990): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1990, Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy is a drama film directed by Tracey Moffatt, running about 19 minutes.

What it’s about. A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees the daughter lying in a foetal position next to her mother, crying. Assimilation, then, can be understood as a pain experienced by both the Aboriginal daughter as well as the white mother.

Who’s in it. Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy stars Marcia Langton as Daughter, Agnes Hardwick as Old Mother, Jimmy Little as Singer and Alkira Fitzgerald as Young Daughter, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy page.

If you liked it. Fans of Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.