Storyline

White people don't understand that there are two laws - white people have different laws from Aboriginal people. TWO LAWS is a film about history, law and life in the community of Borroloola in far North Queensland. The films offers viewers a remarkable and different way of seeing and hearing. Like the film, BACKROADS, it is one of the few productions at that time in which Aboriginal people had creative input. The impetus for TWO LAWS came from the community themselves. There was substantial collaboration with the film makers before and during the shooting period. It is one of the most outstanding films to be made during the 1980s. It is an historical analysis of what, nearly forty years later, is an increasingly contemporary question. Two Laws.

Key Information

Director Carolyn Strachan
Studio Australian Film Commission
Language EN

Frequently Asked Questions

Two Laws was released on February 27, 1982.

The runtime of Two Laws is 2h 10m.

Two Laws is a Documentary movie.

Two Laws is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Two Laws was directed by Carolyn Strachan.

Two Laws is originally in English.