The Sound of One Hand Clapping
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.
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping
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Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 22, 1998
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
User Score
28%
Original Title
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Production Companies
Australian Film Finance Corporation, South Australian Film Corporation, Artist Services
Director
Richard Flanagan
Description
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.