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The Sound of One Hand Clapping

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

A child without a past - a mother without a future - a story about love.

Genres

Drama

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Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's distraught father perseveres with his new life in a new country, but he is soon crushed into an alcoholic despair, and Sonja herself abandons him at the earliest opportunity. Now, nearly 20 years later, a single and pregnant Sonja returns to Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

2.8/10

Release Date

22 April 1998

Country

Australia

Cast

Kerry Fox

Kerry Fox

Sonja Buloh

Kristof Kaczmarek

Kristof Kaczmarek

Bojan Buloh

Evelyn Krape

Evelyn Krape

Jenja

Rosie Flanagan

Rosie Flanagan

Sonja (aged 8)

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Jean

Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman

Picotti

Melita Jurišić

Melita Jurišić

Maria

Sergio Tell

Sergio Tell

Jiri

Regina Gaigalas

Regina Gaigalas

Mrs Michnik

Peter Hay

Peter Hay

Politician

Julie Forsyth

Julie Forsyth

Mrs Heaney

Jane Borghesi

Jane Borghesi

Maja Picotti

Lorenz Smolej

Lorenz Smolej

Camp Reader

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