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Black and White
“One man's conviction divided a nation.”
62%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
Black and White (2002) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Black and White (2002) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Black and White 62% (14 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
62%
from 14 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2002-10-31
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 6.2
- TMDB ID
- 111738
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Is there an official trailer for Black and White?
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What is Black and White about?
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Black and White?
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How long is the movie Black and White?
The official runtime for Black and White is approximately 99 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Robert Carlyle
David O'Sullivan

Charles Dance
Roderic Chamberlain

Kerry Fox
Helen Devaney

Colin Friels
Father Tom Dixon

Ben Mendelsohn
Rupert Murdoch

David Ngoombujarra
Young Max Stuart
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Max Stuart
Old Max Stuart

Rhys McConnochie
Justice Abbott

Bille Brown
Thomas Playford

John Gregg
Rohan Rivett

Roy Billing
Det Sgt Turner

Gary Waddell
Constable Jones
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Patrick Duggin
Policeman #1
- A
Andrew Martin
Policeman #2

Frank Gallacher
Justice Reed

Vincent Ball
Chief Justice Napier
- P
Peter Whitford
Justice Windeyer

Heather Mitchell
Roma Chamberlain
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