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Savage Indictment

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Savage Indictment
Directed byNicholas Adler
Caroline Sherwood
Produced byNicholas Adler
Caroline Sherwood
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
51 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Savage Indictment is a 1990 British/Australian documentary film created by Nicholas Adler and Caroline Sherwood. It looks at Australia's policy of assimilating the countries Aboriginal People. It largely focussed on the story of James Savage (born Russell Moore), who was taken from his family when he was four days old and was sentenced to death in the USA.[1][2] It was described by Sean Day-Lewis of The Sunday Telegraph as "a film concerned to press the charge against white Australia of "cultural genocide"."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Huck, Peter (29 June 1990), "Savage Indictment", The Australian Financial Review
  2. ^ "'Aboriginal assimilation' Torn out at the roots", Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 18 June 1990
  3. ^ Day-Lewis, Sean (17 June 1990), "Cutting Edge: Savage Indictment", Sunday Telegraph