Call Me Mum

Summary Kate is on a plane taking Warren, her 18 year old Torres Strait Islander foster son, to meet Flo, his birth mother, who is gravely ill in hospital in Brisbane. Flo hasn't seen Warren since she took him to the hospital on Thursday Island when he was a toddler and the white authorities took him away. But as Warren, Flo and Kate all prepare themselves for the reunion, unbeknown to them, Kate's Brisbane based parents, Keith and Dellmay, are planning a different kind of reunion. View more details

Call Me Mum

Directed : Margot Nash

Written : Kathleen Mary Fallon

Stars : Lynette Curran Catherine McClements Vicki Saylor Dayne Christian

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Jun 10, 2006

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English

Filming locations : Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Production companies : Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Big & Little Films Pty. Ltd.

Summary Kate is on a plane taking Warren, her 18 year old Torres Strait Islander foster son, to meet Flo, his birth mother, who is gravely ill in hospital in Brisbane. Flo hasn't seen Warren since she took him to the hospital on Thursday Island when he was a toddler and the white authorities took him away. But as Warren, Flo and Kate all prepare themselves for the reunion, unbeknown to them, Kate's Brisbane based parents, Keith and Dellmay, are planning a different kind of reunion. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Jun 10, 2006

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English

Filming locations : Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Production companies : Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Big & Little Films Pty. Ltd.

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