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Released
2012 · FILM

Mabo

The true story of one man's epic fight to change a nation.

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Written by
Runtime
103 min
DramaTV MovieHistory

Synopsis

Eddie "Koiki" Mabo was a Torres Strait Islander who left school at the age of 15 but went on to lead the High Court challenge that overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Rochelle OshlackShot by Andrew CommisScored by Antony PartosDesigned by Felicity Abbott

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