Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's distraught father perseveres with his new life in a new country, but he is soon crushed into an alcoholic despair, and Sonja herself abandons him at the earliest opportunity. Now, nearly 20 years later, a single and pregnant Sonja returns to Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.
| Release Date | April 22, 1998 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Sound of One Hand Clapping | |
| Runtime | 1h 33min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Slovenian, English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | Australia | |
| Production Companies | Australian Film Finance CorporationSouth Australian Film CorporationArtist Services | |