Mabo (film)

Mabo tells the story of one of Australia's national heroes – Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander man who left school at age 15, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius. == Cast ==

• Jimi Bani as Eddie Mabo • Gedor Zaro as Young Eddie • Deborah Mailman as Bonita Mabo (née Nehow) • Ewen Leslie as Bryan Keon-Cohen • Colin Friels as Justice Moynahan • Miranda Otto as Margaret White • Tom Budge as Greg McIntyre • Felix Williamson as Ron Castan • Leon Ford as Henry Reynolds • Lasarus Ratuere as Malcolm Mabo • Damien Garvey as Conroy • Heath Bergerson as Davy • Miranda Tapsell as Davy’s wife • Robyn Moore as Barbara Hocking • Charles Passi as Benny Mabo • Rob Carlton as Paddy Kilkoran • Chris Bartholemew as Townsville Hotel Barman • Daniel Murphy as Doctor • Joseph J. U. Taylor as Bob Katter • Alan David Lee as John Byrne • Matthew Whittet as Noel Loos • Jeremy Ambrum as Donita’s relative • Monette Lee as Justice Mary Gaudron ==Production==

The film was written by Sue Smith, directed by Rachel Perkins and produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear, all of Blackfella Films, with the assistance of the ABC and SBS. ==Release==

It premiered at the Sydney Film Festival 2012. == References ==