Since the beginning Australian’s silver screen - one of first cinema industries of the world in the late 18th centuries, many movies about the Indigenous people have been made but full of stereotypes and clichés. Byrnes (2006) argued that most early movies focused on Aborigines as social problems rather than issues of identity. Aboriginal people tended to be portrayed as “a threat, an accusation, a regret or an ideal”. However, from the “Golden age” starting from the 1970s, there have been more efforts to depict Indigenous culture from a more neutral and balance view. According to Davis (2010), there has been a growing number of films about Indigenous peoples and their culture produced by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous film makers. Aboriginal culture has their own voice when the presence of Indigenous characters in movies has shifted from peripheral roles to central ones (O 'Neill and Wells, …show more content…
It also succeeded in avoiding stereotypes about the native people. The movie was based on true accounts of Molly, the leader of the escape as told to her daughter Doris Pilkington Garimara, who would later write the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (1996). This book itself is considered a touchstone for the stories of so many people from the Stolen Generations (Macqueen and McDowell, 2014). As an adaptation from an important book and touching a highly contentious issue, accurate depiction was the priority for the film makers (Cordaiy, 2002). Careful researches and consultation from the Aboriginal community were carried out by the screen writer Christine Olsen. The book’s author, Doris, also participated in writing the screenplay for the movie (Olsen, 2014). In addition, in the end of the movie, Molly and Daisy, appeared in a footage when they already grew old. Therefore, the movie, despite employing stylised visual and sonic techniques, still depicts reliable accounts of the