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.
Release Date | April 22, 1998 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | The Sound of One Hand Clapping | |
Runtime | 1h 33min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | English, Slovenian | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | Australia | |
Production Companies | Australian Film Finance CorporationSouth Australian Film CorporationArtist Services |