Blood Brothers (1993) Broken English
"Broken English" is about Arrernte man Rupert Max Stuart who has always maintained his innocence of the rape and murder of a young white girl in 1958. He spent 14 years in prison and faced the gallows nine times for a crime he says he didn't commit.
Blood Brothers is a 1993 four-part Australian documentary series that tells the stories of three different Aboriginal Australian men and an Aboriginal ceremony.
Primary Title
- Blood Brothers
Episode Title
- Broken English
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 6 November 2004
Release Year
- 1993
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Blood Brothers is a 1993 four-part Australian documentary series that tells the stories of three different Aboriginal Australian men and an Aboriginal ceremony.
Episode Description
- "Broken English" is about Arrernte man Rupert Max Stuart who has always maintained his innocence of the rape and murder of a young white girl in 1958. He spent 14 years in prison and faced the gallows nine times for a crime he says he didn't commit.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made available for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Aboriginal Australians--Personal narratives
- Race relations--Australia
- Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
- Docudrama
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Alistair Jones (Composer)
- John Whitteron (Director of Photography)
- Ned Lander (Producer)
- Rachel Perkins (Producer)
- SBS Aboriginal Television Unit (Production Unit)
- City Pictures (Production Unit)
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (Funder)
- Bill Hunter (Narrator)
- Ned Lander (Director)
- Ned Lander (Writer)
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Aboriginal Australians--Personal narratives
- Race relations--Australia
- Documentary television programs--Australia