Another important similarity between Australia and the U.S., indeed any former British colony, is the treatment of native inhabitants. Some of the worst acts of human history were committed in the name of the British Empire, but from which also came the strongest tales of the human spirit. Named after the 1,139 mile fence in Western Australia, and based on the true story of three girls who followed it home, Rabbit Proof Fence deals with the so called "stolen generation" of Aboriginal children who were forcibly removed from their families to re-education camps. Directed by Phillip Noyce, who also helmed Patriot Games and Clear And Present Danger, it stars Kenneth Branagh as A.O. Nevill, who orders the girls' relocation. As with many films dealing with such subject matters there are those who criticise the authenticity of Rabbit Proof Fence's depiction of events. "Not my story" is how the real life Molly Craig described the film, but only in terms of not getting the happy ending depicted on screen.
