IFFR 2010: Samson And Delilah
Movie: Samson & Delilah (Warwick Thornton, 2009, Australia, 101 min. ) 
Date: Jan 30, 2010
Rating: 
(grim, harsh and uncomfortable with some everlasting love)
Plot: When two aboriginal teenagers try to flee their stuffy village, life elsewhere turns out to be not much better.
Cast: The main male character had almost no lines, but he managed to deliver a nice performance.
Visuals: We’re spared the obvious Outback shots and for that I’m grateful, kinda refreshing..
Conclusion: It’s a very dark place to be in, this world of Samson and Delilah. But there’s ska to alleviate some glumness and there’s this unconditional love between the two teenagers that shines through it all.
It’s easy to criticize the movie for being too focused on all the bad things happening to the aboriginals instead of the recent more positive developments, but my reaction would be something like: fuck off, you guilt-ridden, politically correct wanker. It still is necessary to show their plight as long as it takes decades to admit to and reckon with things like The Stolen Generations.
