The Sound of One Hand Clapping

"A child without a past a mother without a future a story about love"
Audience Score
28
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
NR 1 hr 33 minDrama
Tasmania 1954 Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter Sonja Sonjas 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 Tasmanias highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together
DirectorRichard Flanagan

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Jackie O'Sullivan, Andrew Knight, Steve Vizard
Production Companies:Australian Film Finance Corporation South Australian Film Corporation Artist Services
Movie Tags:alcoholism