Samson and Delilah's world is small, an isolated community in the Central Australian Desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn't always fair, but love never judges.
Samson & Delilah is a love story, but perhaps not in the traditional sense. It deals with life on a remote Aboriginal community and the ways in which one young couple manage to escape from this mundane existence, exploring a love that develops out of survival – necessary love. It is a story about the many different ways in which love grows. Samson and Delilah have a very unusual relationship and their love is strong but understated and it develops as their trust develops. It's a film about people who are classed not even as people – let alone people who are allowed to love or have emotions. The story of these two young lovers is an important and unique story to tell, an untold story. In the end, even though life is going to be hard, there are real possibilities of success for them, a new life, hope.
Writer and director Warwick Thornton on his reasons for making the film:
"Storytelling has been a way of life for my people over thousands of generations, from singing stories under the stars to celluloid on the screen. The medium has changed but the reasons for telling our stories have not. I believe that this is a story I needed to tell. You have to believe in your stories and trust that an audience will take the journey with you and your characters. The audience's journey through the darkness makes the light brighter at the end. Samson and Delilah's unconventional love is that light. Their challenges and struggles are inspired by what I see every day as I journey through my own life in Central Australia. It is real."
Samson & Delilah won the Caméra d'Or for best first feature at Festival de Cannes 2009.
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