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Mabo is an Australian docudrama TV film, released in 2012, which relates the successful legal battle waged by Torres Strait Islander man Eddie Koiki Mabo to bring about native land title legislation in Australia.

Mabo
Directed by	Rachel Perkins
Written by	Sue Smith
Produced by	Darren Dale Miranda Dear
Starring	Jimi Bani Deborah Mailman
Edited by	Rochelle Oshlack
Music by	Antony Partos
Production companies	ABC Blackfella Films Screen Queensland Screen NSW
Release date	9 June 2012 (2012-06-09) (Australia)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Synopsis

Mabo tells the story of one of Australia's national heroes - Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander man who left school at age 15, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.[1]

Cast

• Jimi Bani as Eddie Mabo
  • Gedor Zaro as Young Eddie
• Deborah Mailman as Bonita Mabo (née Neehow)
• Ewen Leslie as Bryan Keon-Cohen
• Tom Budge as Greg McIntyre
• Felix Williamson as Ron Castan
• Leon Ford as Henry Reynolds
• Lasarus Ratuere as Malcolm Mabo

Production

The film was written by Sue Smith, directed by Rachel Perkins and produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear, all of Blackfella Films, with the assistance of the ABC and SBS. It was filmed at Mer Island in the Torres Strait, Magnetic Island, Brisbane and Canberra.[2]

Release

It premiered at the Sydney Film Festival 2012.[2][3]

References

External links

• From the pitch to the screen: Mabo at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 26 June 2012
• Mabo at IMDb

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