Ten Canoes
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• Opening May 25: Ten Canoes
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Summary:
A man teaches his younger brother an important lesson through an ancient fable in this period comedy drama shot in Australia, and the first feature film made in the Aboriginal language of Ganalbingu. As narrator David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu sets up the story, we watch a group of tribesmen led by elder Minygululu (Peter Minygululu) set out on an expedition to gath... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
Crusoe Kurddal - (Ridjimiraril)
Jamie Dayindi Gulpilil Dalaithngu - (Dayindi/Yeeralparil)
Jamie Gulpilil
Richard Birrinbirrin - (Birrinbirrin)
Peter Minygululu - (Minygululu)
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Review:
Even if Ten Canoes had come across as insular and inaccessible, it would still have been a major achievement: the first film shot entirely in the Aboriginal language, with an exclusively Aboriginal cast. But writer-director Rolf de Heer ensures that Ten Canoes is beyond mere curiosity. Using the shared language of universal experience, he ... Continue >>
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