Movie Description

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

(1998)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleThe Sound of One Hand Clapping

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1998-04-22

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 33m

Production CompaniesAustralian Film Finance Corporation,South Australian Film Corporation,Artist Services

Genres

  • Drama