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The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Movie"A child without a past - a mother without a future - a story about love."
Audience Score
28
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
NR 1 hr 33 minDrama
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.
DirectorRichard Flanagan

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Andrew Knight, Jackie O'Sullivan, Steve Vizard
Production Companies:Australian Film Finance Corporation, South Australian Film Corporation, Artist Services