The Sound of One Hand Clapping

A child without a past - a mother without a future - a story about love.

Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's distraught father perseveres with his new life in a new country, but he is soon crushed into an alcoholic despair, and Sonja herself abandons him at the earliest opportunity. Now, nearly 20 years later, a single and pregnant Sonja returns to Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1998-04-22
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: Slovenian, English
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 2.8
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