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Archie Roach is a victim of theft. Stolen from his family by welfare authorities at the age of three, he was sent through a system of institutions and foster homes where all knowledge of his true family was obliterated in the name of assimilation. This program profiles the pain and triumph of this noted multi-award winning Aboriginal singer/songwriter and his tortured search for expression of his identity and culture. His music provides testimony to the problems, the pain, the heartache and the troubles of his people. Part of Blackout series.

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Crew

Director
Richard Reisz
Producer
Llew Cleaver  Richard Reisz
Executive Producers
Vaughan Hinton

Cast

Archie Roach - Ruby Hunter - Banjo Clark

Production Details

Production Completion
1991
Genre
History and national identity
Production Company
ABC TV Indigenous Programs Unit

Sales

International Sales
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