The Sound of One Hand Clapping
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.
Release Date
April 22, 1998Runtime
93 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Richard Flanagan, Carmel TorcasioScreenplay by
Richard FlanaganLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
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