![]() “One thing I’ve experienced being back here is how Indigenous Australians reinvest in hope and reinvest in hope so many times … the generosity and kindness of that family.”īaker said Sen’s storytelling “through the perspective of a white cop’s experience in this family” was “an interesting way to look at it … and areas which could be considered controversial, a white saviour story”. “It’s not like we could solve the problem … the way Ivan shot that … my hand looks big and strong, solid, but no resolution to her trauma. “That’s a strong, beautiful moment,” Baker said. In one pivotal scene, Hurley, after a lengthy investigation, and having established a working relationship with family member Emma (played by Natasha Wanganeen), meets her at the door of his motel room. I think that’s how you feel the film has grown out of this incredible place,” Sen told TND. “Like all my stories, they come from location and the power of that place is what feeds the characters and the story. In fact, he took on the role of writer, director, producer, editor and composer. Photo: Bunya Productions Sen takes on multiple rolesĪll the characters in the film are all ‘stuck’ in their own limbo, whether it’s Hurley looking for salvation, helping the Indigenous family find answers to their trauma, or how the criminal justice system treated Charlotte’s disappearance and overlooked suspects.Ĭhoosing Coober Pedy to tell Limbo was a perfect backdrop for Sen, who scouted for the locations, and found key props and bombed-out cars to drive. I wanted to expand that within a cinematic context, so this was our chance.” Variety magazine says Baker is ‘initially unrecognisable and never better … no empty space feels emotionally uncharged’. ![]() “He can talk so well without actually having to open his mouth. “He has got an amazing presence,” Sen said. He says he has always wanted to work with Baker, and reckons they were destined to work with each other. “I responded with an exclamation mark on it with this film and show the interaction between the Indigenous side and the white side through this policeman Travis Hurley.” We’ve had violent crimes happen within our family and the police response has been lacklustre and apathetic. All these conversations are around the justice system,” Sen said. ![]() You ask someone where someone is, he’s inside, when’s he getting out. “It’s something that is always there … you talk to your family and it’s always there. Sen ( Mystery Road, Goldstone) says his story “is a manifestation of so many different cases that have happened around Australia over the last 200 years”. “Tough for a white guy telling that story because you’ll have a lot of people who say that’s not your story to tell.” “Coming back after 20 years, I was intrigued by the Indigenous stories of colonised Australia … they’re tough, difficult stories, but important stories to know,” Baker said. In an interview with The New Daily, Baker and Sen talked about the making of Limbo before its national premiere this week. Underneath, the film, which has been variously described by film critics as an outback film noir, “starkly atmospheric” and “a pared-to-the-bleached-bones existential thriller”, is so much more. On the surface, he has been asked to investigate the 20-year-old cold-case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes. With a drug addiction and his own family problems, the nondescript cop (with an overnight bag, a box of case notes and some drug paraphernalia) checks into local underground Motel Limbo (in the fictitious town of Limbo), for his latest assignment. ![]()
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