Heartland is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1994. The show stars Cate Blanchett and Ernie Dingo and follows the mystery surrounding the death of an Aboriginal girl and the doubts concerning the guilt of her boyfriend. The story explores the love between two people who believe in his innocence, as well as the hostility they face from both the white and black communities due to their different backgrounds and cultures. The series also delves into the character of Elizabeth Ashton, a writer who arrives in a small coastal town and forms a friendship with a local Aborigine, Vincent Burunga, which sparks racial tension and prejudice from the local police officer, Phil McCarthy.
Aired: Mar 23, 1994Vincent Burunga leaves his home and his past in Western Australia and makes a...
