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Rabbit Proof Fence is the true story of 3 young Aboriginal girls who are stolen from their homes and brought to a Christian boarding home so they could teach them their ways and "breed the Aboriginal" out of them. 

without spoiling it, the TLDR is they escape and walk ~1000 miles to return home, while being hunted by Australian officials.

it is a heartwrenching story of family, survival, and racism. 

the really eye-opening part for me was learning that this practice of stealing kids to white-wash them was actively in place up until 1967 🤯 💔 😓 

i HIGHLY recommend this movie. it's from 2002 but they just released a 4k restoration. trailer below 👇 

tagging some folks who are enjoying Chief of War who might enjoy this too: @sarasbaumann @patriciaxlee.eth @nounishprof @irinaliakh 

https://youtu.be/tVA4BTSJHhg?si=vYvZD0VPrC9ert9G