A surprisingly interesting adventure. That evil Nevelle is unbeleivably evil. I'm glad those kids escaped, but it wasn't so much an escape as it was a rebellion, a protest against what was being done to them.

Real Australian drama - and I do mean DRAMA - an epic story with incredible performances from the 3 principals. Worth seeing twice!

Acting was great but the real Molly Craig said when she saw it: "That's not my story!" Read the book if you want to know the real story, the movie is a fictional horror story! Apart from the fact that the children walked home because they missed their family, virtually everything else about this movie is untrue. The children were removed because they were considered to be at risk of abuse. They were not snatched away in the manner depicted, they were not locked in an iron barred box on a train, they were in fact treated with considerable kindness.… Expand

Everlyn Sampi's performance is absolutely phenomenal. The girls portray true hardships with breathtaking performances.This film could have fetched a 10/10 if it weren't for the Hollywood overtones. Overall an effort to be commended and taken seriously by all Australians.

A beautifully told story with great performances from the whole cast especially the 3 girls. A touching and well directed film.

Interesting and moving story...definitely worth seeing!

Near-perfection without the hype. Somewhat overedited - the story is compelling enough to tolerate more elaboration of events & characters - especially Branagh, whose character depth as a bureaucrat without a personal life is established in a deft 5 seconds. It would be simplistic to presume this movie is mere protest against aboriginal policy. It is more precisely a statement of the socialistic forces in politics that encourage government meddling as preferred parenting for children (except our own of course). In the case of the Aussie mindset (a derivative of the British Empire mindset), once again we see the belief that anything done is OK as long as proper manners are exhibited in the process. The inhumanity continues. Politically pre-empted from savaging Aboriginies, Aussie social engineers now trash the lives of another subset of children, those "half-castes" of divorced white parents. There is no political will to preserve for such children their essential need for two parents, only to plunder one of the parents into ruin for child support while running him/her off. The horror of this film appears to be Aussie injustice to the original land tenants, but that was merely a precursor of Aussie injustice to Aussies as their self-assured system turns on itself. … Expand

Great, don't miss it.

This is a wonderful picture. It takes some of the most extraordinarily tragic times on this planet and thrusts it forward to us. It's a shame that the people who really need to see this either won't see it or if they do they wont get it. It portrays events that are quite unknown, at least in my world, that are not too distant from the U.S.'s disgusting institution of slavery that occurred only a short time ago. If you enjoyed the movie then you might enjoy a documentary that they showed on IFC about the making of the film. Its very interesting, particularly how they shot the scene when the girls are taken from their mothers. Some audience members may feel that because theres very little text from the girls in the film, that their performances were nothing special. I am an actor, and any half decent actor knows that silence is just as hard as dialogue, at times even harder. I'm looking forward to seeing these 3 girls in movies to come. … Expand

This movie had the same masterwork feel to it as The Pianist. Breathtaking at all levels.

"What about Jan?" I cried out when Molly and her sister are reunited with mom. The slighting of the middle child has a very long history that transcends skin color. It plays happy, when the children return to their fold, but two out of three is two out of three. "Rabbit-Proof Fence" misses the mark somehow. There doesn't seem to be enough visible wear-and-tear a child would exhibit after such a long walk. It looks too much like an adventure than an ordeal. "Rabbit-Proof Fence" works best when the children are forced to renounce their ethnicity and culture, for such privileges like singing "Swanee River" to their capturers. Their arrogance, blissful or not, made my blood boil. One Aboriginal girl, unmistakably exudes Englishness in the manner she holds a hair-brush. You can see she loves her locks. But then the three girls escape and the film becomes less engaging. They bump into too many people. The tracker, an Aboriginee, has a gun. That was chilling. … Expand

A great movie ... great adventure ... great acting by children that hadnt even SEEN a movie at the theatre before! I loved it and recommend it strongly.

Moving, powerful, skillful. TONY Y. Who told you that, a nice white fella? Horribly misrepresenting the actual and undeniable facts of genocide.

This great film is ruined by its untrue plots, I agree with Tony.

Ordinary my Jim Royle. This is bold, profoundly moving filmmaking that needs to be seen.

A reminder that with love and for the cause of true freedom, humans can accomplish almost anything.

Powerful and amazing. Do not miss this film. Brilliant and incredibly moving performances by the three young girls.