Mail Order Bride (1984)

Directors

Stephen Wallace

Cast

Ray Meagher

The story

After an exchange of letters, a Filipino woman known as "Ampy" (Charito Ortez) marries Kevin (Ray Meagher), a builder living in a caravan park in a small town in far-western New South Wales. They struggle to adjust to life together as religious and cultural differences, combined with the inherent violence, alcohol abuse and racism of the isolated community, threaten to destroy any chance of their marriage succeeding. It isn't until Kevin's 'best mate' Tommo (Paul Sonkkila) bashes and rapes Ampy that Kevin eventually finds the courage to turn his back on his old life and move away to start over with Ampy in a new town.

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