t is 1922, in the outback, ‘somewhere in Australia' (de Heer, 2002). Six Aboriginal people stand side by side, bound to one another by chains. Two police troopers, the Fanatic (Gary Sweet) and the Follower (Damon Gameau), scream at their faces while the Veteran (Grant Page), a third trooper, sits by and watches. As the Aboriginal people stand silently, a song sung by Archie Roach plays in the background, providing insight into their thoughts; ‘we are no longer free, we are dispossessed' (de Heer