The remarkable life story of Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo; a Torres Strait Islander who left school at the age of 15, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.
Acting
Jimi Bani carries decades of exhaustion in every restrained gesture.
Direction
Rachel Perkins lets silence do the screaming.
Writing
Domestic scenes hit harder than any courtroom monologue.
Director
Rachel Perkins
Jimi Bani
Koiki Eddie Mabo
Deborah Mailman
Bonita Mabo
Ewen Leslie
Bryan Keon-Cohen
Tom Budge
Greg McIntyre
Rob Carlton
Paddy Killoran
Colin Friels
Justice Moynihan
Miranda Otto
Margaret White
Felix Williamson
Ron Castan
Matthew Whittet
Noel Loos
Leon Ford
Henry Reynolds
Heath Bergersen
Davy
Miranda Tapsell
Davy's Wife
Chris Bartholomew
Townsville Hotel Barman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jimi Bani is from the Torres Strait Islands himself — his father actually knew Eddie Mabo.
The Mabo decision didn't grant land rights — it recognized pre-existing Native Title, fundamentally rewriting Australian property law.
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