The Sound of One Hand Clapping

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

1998
1h 33min

Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's 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 Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Storyline

Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's 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 Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.
    Released
    22 April 1998
    Runtime
    1h 33min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Australian Film Finance Corporation, South Australian Film Corporation, Artist Services
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