The remarkable life story of Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo; a Torres Strait Islander who left school at the age of 15, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.
Cast
Jimi Bani
Koiki Eddie Mabo
Deborah Mailman
Bonita Mabo
Ewen Leslie
Bryan Keon-Cohen
Tom Budge
Greg McIntyre
Rob Carlton
Paddy Killoran
Colin Friels
Justice Moynihan
Miranda Otto
Margaret White
Felix Williamson
Ron Castan
Matthew Whittet
Noel Loos
Leon Ford
Henry Reynolds
Heath Bergersen
Davy
Miranda Tapsell
Davy's Wife
Chris Bartholomew
Townsville Hotel Barman
Louise Brehmer
Norma
Paul Bryant
Publican
Sean Dennehy
Geoffrey Davies
Damien Garvey
Conroy
Amy Ingram
CES Officer
Roxanne McDonald
Allyson Davies
Robyn Moore
Barbara Hocking
Matt Nettheim
Prof. Garth Nettheim
Crew
Rachel Perkins
Director
Sue Smith
Screenplay
Rochelle Oshlack
Editor
Rishi Shukla
Assistant Editor
Andrew Commis
Director of Photography
John Clabburn
First Assistant Director
Mark J. Ingram
Second Assistant Director
Roger Paul
Third Assistant Director
Nicki Ellis
Production Coordinator
Carole Sklan
Executive Producer
Sally Riley
Executive Producer
David Ogilvy
Executive Producer
Darren Dale
Producer
Miranda Dear
Producer
Julie Forster
Line Producer
Felicity Abbott
Production Design
Grant Adams
Steadicam Operator
Stewart Dean
Post Producer
Ben Parkinson
Casting Associate
Anousha Zarkesh
Casting
Lyn Askew
Costume Supervisor
Margot Wilson
Costume Design
Anita Morgan
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Jocelyn Thomas
Art Department Coordinator
Wes Chew
Supervising Sound Editor
Luke Mynott
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Mackenzie
Sound Mixer
Antony Partos
Original Music Composer, Music
Kim Green
Music Supervisor
Christian Petersen
Set Decoration
Kristin Witcombe
Script Supervisor
Nathan Blanco Fouraux
Art Direction
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