The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) [30th Anniversary Collector's Edition]
A Film by Fred Schepisi
DVD9 + DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 16:9 | Cover + DVD Scans | 01:56:54 | 7,58 Gb + 4,32 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 256 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Crime, Drama
Based on a novel by Thomas Keneally, which was in turn inspired by actual events, this drama is a shocking indictment of the racism inflicted on the indigenous people of Australia. Jimmie (Tommy Lewis) is a half-white, half-aborigine young man raised by a Methodist minister. Feeling outcast among the aborigines, Jimmie moves to the city and gets a job working for a white family. When a white serving girl at the estate becomes pregnant, everyone is convinced that Jimmie is the father; to spare the girl's honor, Jimmie marries her and is allowed to live with her on the estate….