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Serenades

Serenades

★ 5.4/10•2001•1h 39m•M•Drama•Romance

Caught in a clash of cultures, love is an impossible desire.

Set in the 1890s in the central desert region of Australia, 'Serenades' tells the tale of Jila who is conceived when her Afghan cameleer father wins her Aboriginal mother in a card game.

Mojgan Khadem · Director

Christine Stevens · Writer

Mojgan Khadem · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 31, 2001

Actors

Aden Young

Aden Young

Johann

Alice Haines

Jila

Siniša Ćopić

Shir Mohammed

Bille Brown

Bille Brown

Pastor Hoffman

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

Rainman

Nico Lathouris

Nico Lathouris

Mullah Jalal-Shah

Rodney Afif

Rodney Afif

Abdullah

Katayla Williams

Jila (aged 7)

Ben Winsor

Johann (aged 12)

David Ngoombujarra

David Ngoombujarra

Joseph

Eileen Darley

Amelia

Yiani Harpas

Amir

Monette Lee

Blanche

Netta Yashchin

Zeinab

Linda Rowlands

Pearl

Celine O'Leary

Celine O'Leary

Anna

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