BabaKiueria (1986)

BabaKiueria (1986)

1986-01-01 Australia 29 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Imagine what it would be like if black settlers arrived to settle a continent inhabited by white natives? In 1788, the first white settlers arrived in Botany Bay to begin the process of white colonisation of Australia. But in Babakiueria, the roles are reversed in a delightful and light-hearted look at colonisation of a different kind. This satirical examination of black-white relations in Australia first screened on ABC TV in 1986 to widespread acclaim with both critics and audiences alike. This is the story of the fictitious land of Babakiueria, where white people are the minority and must obey black laws. Aboriginal actors Michelle Torres and Bob Maza (Heartland) and supported by a number of familiar faces from the time, including Cecily Polson (E-Street) and Tony Barry, who starred in major ABC-TV hits such as I Can Jump Puddles and his Penguin award-winning Scales of Justice. Babakiueria was awarded the United Nations Media Peace Prize in 1987.

Cast

Michelle Torres is Presenter
Bob Maza is Government Minister
Government Minister
Kevin Smith is Police Superintendent
Police Superintendent
Marg Haynes is Daughter (as Marguerita Haynes)
Daughter (as Marguerita Haynes)
Garry Williams is Explorer
Sol Bellear is Police Sergeant #1 (as Soul Bellear)
Police Sergeant #1 (as Soul Bellear)
Terry Reid is Police Sergeant #2
Police Sergeant #2
Athol Compton is Newsreader
Newsreader
Yvonne Shipley is Wealthy Woman
Wealthy Woman
Tony Barry is Father (Mr. Smith)
Father (Mr. Smith)