Today I watched Samson and Delilah, a film by Warwick Thornton. First thing I have to say about this film is that it is heart wrenchenly sad and I kind of have this real sense of shame hanging over my shoulder after watching it.
Samson and Delilah is a film based upon two Aboriginal teenagers in a remote community in centreal Australia. The two teenagers are persacuted by their cumminity after the death of Delilah's Grandmother and flee to Alice Springs. In Alice, they find more persecution from White people in Alice Springs and after an incident where Delilah gets kidnaps and raped they both results to Petrol sniffing. ( Samson had been petrol sniffing since the beginging of the film). As the Petrol sniffing gets worse, Samson doesnt realize when Delilah gets hit by a car. Samson gives up on life and sits for weeks on end under a bridge and sniffs petrol continuously until Delilah returns with Samsons Brother from their community and takes them home. Delilah takes Samson to a remote station house to rehibilate himself from the petrol sniffing. Life at the end of fim is better for Samson and Delilah when they are togethor and rebuilding their lives.
I highly recommend seeing this film as it really opens your eyes to what is happening in central Australia.
Check out more information at:
http://www.samsonanddelilah.com.au/
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