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.
From memory: A passionate and harrowing indictement of racism in Australian; a masterpiece of political cinema.
Halliwell****: "A powerful film on the tragedy of an outcast at home in no society, torn between the world he has lost and the one he cannot gain. The violence is shocking, as it is meant to be. It is one of the great achievements of Australian cinema."
Maltin***1/2: "Harrowing indictment of racism, a problem certainly not unique to U.S."
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