Back On Country

A compelling story with powerful characters set in the Northern Territory of Australia. Culminating on top of the sacred Gujigari Rock of the Wainanda clan ... who will lose their nerve first? 

The cast

Manggilulu: a young up and coming indigenous leader, too young to be catapulted into a position of intrigue, where his wit and passion clash with the white administrators. 

Was he guilty of the murder that he was apprehended for?
Livvy: an anthropologist, who’s canny mind links the past to the future with telling accuracy.
George Simpson: long deceased but his legacy still pull the strings.
Gray Bridges: the Communication specialist who is caught between the authority of the government department he works for, and the respect for the First Nations People he serves.
Fred Archer: Director, Liaison Unit of indigenous affairs: an indigenous puppet of the administrators or a renegade in disguise?
Bilago: a drunk, who carries the secret that can unravel the past.
Edward Blyth: Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Imperious in his belief of aboriginal management, and that “white is right”.
Arlene: beautiful, emotional, and fragmented from a life of racialism… Will she emerge triumphant or broken?
Jambagarila: a Wainanda Elder; a traditional who follows the guidance of the ancestors and ruthlessly disciplines all who dare to break “the Lore”.

The hero who stands up for what he believes in.