| Backlash | |
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| Directed by | Bill Bennett |
| Produced by | Bill Bennett |
| Written by | Bill Bennett |
| Starring | David Argue Gia Carides |
| Music by | Michael Atkinson Michael Spicer |
| Cinematography | Tony Wilson |
| Editing by | Denise Hunter |
| Distributed by | Dendy Films |
| Release date(s) | 1986 (Australia) 26 March 1987 (United States) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Backlash is a 1986 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett. Police officers Trevor Darling (David Argue) and Nikki Iceton (Gia Carides) escort a young Aboriginal woman Kath (Lydia Miller) to the New South Wales outback to stand trial. After getting stranded in the desert a bond grows between them. By the time they are rescued, both Nikki and Trevor believe Kath is innocent. Much of the dialogue was improvised by the actors on location.[1]
Bennett won 2 awards at the 1987 Cognac Festival du Film Policier for the film.[2] The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Backlash at the Internet Movie Database
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