Die Ballade von Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)

Die Ballade von Jimmie Blacksmith: Directed by Fred Schepisi. With Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson. Jimmie Blacksmith, the son of an Aboriginal mother and a white father, falls victim to much racist abuse after marrying a white woman, and goes on a killing spree and finds himself on the run in the aftermath.

“Deals with the antihero that goes over the edge…beyond obvious comprehension. Many miss the point….u0026quot;heu0026#39;s half white.u0026quot; This film explore what structural racism produces, especially in that individual that seems to have the chance of crossing lines. Instead these are the individuals that are repeatedly humiliated and demeaned by those they are seeking acceptance from. This is the point of the film. It is the potential from the u0026quot;half breedu0026quot; that contextualizes the journey to where is own people/ family see him as a devil. He is a man gone rabid…tormented by the world he does not fit. This film is moving on many levels and provides a glimpse into a history foreign to many. A tragedy in the deepest sense.”