The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.126 |
Directed By
Richard Flanagan
Crew
Simon Cardwell
Carmel Torcasio
Richard Flanagan
Cezary Skubiszewski
Richard Flanagan
Elly Bradbury
Jackie O'Sullivan
Aphrodite Kondos
Steve Vizard
Liz Goulding
Martin McGrath
Stephen Thomas
John Scott
Richard Flanagan
David Lightfoot
Perry Stapleton
Andrew Knight
Rolf de Heer
Tania Nehme
Bryce Perrin
John Wrigglesworth
Lisa Thompson
Sue Taylor
Sue Taylor
Deb Cox
James Currie
Liz Mullinar
Tom Burstall
Judith McCann
Christine Woodruff
James Currie
Helen Watts
Sue Wild
Michael Bakaloff
Yvonne van Gyen
Craig Carter
James Currie
Simon Whitington
Tony Young
TOP CAST
Kerry Fox
Sonja Buloh
Kristof Kaczmarek
Bojan Buloh
Evelyn Krape
Jenja
Rosie Flanagan
Sonja (aged 8)
Essie Davis
Jean
Jacek Koman
Picotti
Melita Jurišić
Maria
Sergio Tell
Jiri
Regina Gaigalas
Mrs Michnik
Peter Hay
Politician
Julie Forsyth
Mrs Heaney
Jane Borghesi
Maja Picotti
Lorenz Smolej
Camp Reader
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