The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Synopsis

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.

Director

Richard Flanagan

Written by

Richard Flanagan

Music

Cezary Skubiszewski

Studio

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Released

22 April 1998

Genres

Drama