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  • Vacant Possession (1995)
  • 95 min | Drama
Vacant Possession (1995)
95 min | Drama

Following the death of her mother Tessa (Pamela Rabe), a young woman, returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydney's Botany Bay. But the old family home begins to bring old wounds more and more to life...See moreFollowing the death of her mother Tessa (Pamela Rabe), a young woman, returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydney's Botany Bay. But the old family home begins to bring old wounds more and more to life. The story unfolds through flashbacks yet as it progresses the flashbacks merge into the present as it becomes apparent that the situation Tessa has returned to is very much the result of that which passed before. This is a film about memory - personal and collective. To quote the director: 'the story of a house, land and two families - one white, one Aboriginal - both living in the shadow of the past'. The deliberately ambiguous title could refer to the house itself, but also the history of White Australia (see Terra nullius). Written by swity_de See less
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Margot Nash (original screenplay)
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Updated Oct 31, 1995

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Oct 1995 (United States)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Rita Bruce
Auntie Beryl Auntie Beryl   See fewer
Olivia Patten
Millie Millie   See fewer
Simone Pengelly
Teenage Tessa (as Simonne Pengelly) Teenage Tessa (as Simonne Pengelly)   See fewer
Melissa Ippolito
Young Tessa Young Tessa   See fewer
Tommy Lewis
Billy (as Tom E. Lewis) Billy (as Tom E. Lewis)   See fewer
Tessa Mallos
Mrs. Costas Mrs. Costas   See fewer
Bill Young
Estate Agent Estate Agent   See fewer
Delore Whiteman
Mrs. Muddle Mrs. Muddle   See fewer
Tony Barry
Salvation Army Man Salvation Army Man   See fewer
Shelley McShane
Young Kate Young Kate   See fewer
Fiona Gabb
Teenage Kate Teenage Kate   See fewer
Ian Spence
Volunteer Volunteer   See fewer
Hazel Amatto
Woman at Cemetery Woman at Cemetery   See fewer
Kate
Cookie Cookie   See fewer
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