Drama · Australia · 1998 · 1h 33m

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

The Sound of One Hand Clapping poster
Director
Richard Flanagan
Cast
Kerry Fox as Sonja Buloh Kristof Kaczmarek as Bojan Buloh Evelyn Krape as Jenja Rosie Flanagan as Sonja (aged 8) Essie Davis as Jean Jacek Koman as Picotti
Crew
Martin McGrath — Director of Photography John Scott — Editor Tania Nehme — Editor Richard Flanagan — Screenplay Richard Flanagan — Novel Rolf de Heer — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)war crimesrefugee campdespairbath tubfamily historyheirloomalienationalcoholismunwillingly pregnantdamdomestic abuse
Key Collaborators
Richard Flanagan Director Martin McGrath Director of Photography John Scott Editor Tania Nehme Editor Richard Flanagan Screenplay Richard Flanagan Novel Rolf de Heer Producer Bryce Perrin Production Design
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