Serenades

Set in the 1890s in the central desert region of Australia, 'Serenades' tells the tale of Jila who is conceived when her Afghan cameleer father wins her Aboriginal mother in a card game.

Cast

Aden Young

as Johann

Alice Haines

as Jila

Siniša Ćopić

as Shir Mohammed

Bille Brown

as Pastor Hoffman

David Gulpilil

as Rainman

Nico Lathouris

as Mullah Jalal-Shah

Rodney Afif

as Abdullah

Katayla Williams

as Jila (aged 7)

Ben Winsor

as Johann (aged 12)

David Ngoombujarra

as Joseph

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