Rabbit-Proof Fence

"Essentially, Noyce just wants to tell a good story, which he does."

"Nearly everything about Rabbit-Proof Fence is astonishing."

"Noyce lets the landscape and the untrained young actresses own the screen."

"As a political statement it's at once over- and under-cooked, with little memorable dialogue and neither enough moral or political nuance."

"Whilst not a film to be relished, Rabbit-Proof Fence is an afternoon in a library of yesteryear events, events that should be recalled."

"Only in its final surprising shots does Rabbit-Proof Fence find the authority it's looking for."

"A dusty, calloused, primal Odyssey, as forceful and single-minded as a bullet train."

"With this film, Noyce has walked into the middle of the fray; using his gifts as a creator of expertly crafted, highly accomplished commercial successes, he has made a movie as exciting and accessible as it is timely."

"Stands as a powerful, worthy testimony to the suffering of the stolen generations."

"Its portrait of people who see themselves as decent, self-righteously trying to eradicate another culture, has the impact of a swift, hard slap in the face."

"This journey, which evokes some of the same mystery of the outback evoked in many other Australian films (notably Walkabout), is beautiful, harrowing and sometimes heartbreaking."

"Low on schmaltz and with three terrific performances from the girls, this is a moving and fascinating look at a piece of recent history that most Australians would probably prefer to forget."

"Searing dramatization of a story of remarkable courage, stamina and spirit."