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Plot: A fusion of Yolngu and Western mythologies, set in Arnhem Land 120 years ago, the story tells a Yolngu tale before the first white contact.
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Recent Reviews
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MCT:September 29, 2008
Mais uma bizarrice do diretor Rolf de Heer. Roteiro as vezes confuso e fotografia precária. De qualquer forma acho lindo qualquer trabalho desse diretor.
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MCT:August 7, 2008Poo, cr*p, sh*t, excrete, faeces, droppings, pat, dung, compost, manure, poop, abysmal, poor, bull, bad, unsatisfactory, cheap, lousy, miserable, paltry, rotten, shoddy, trashy, crummy, Britney Spears, measly, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, rueful, balderdash, garbage, nonsense, poppycock, rubbish, twaddle, applesauce, your face, baloney, hooey, malarkey.
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MCT:May 19, 2008Absolutely beautiful. A unique Australian film unlike almost anything you've ever seen. The cinematography is a spellbinding feast foe the senses, and the plot, although very simple, has layers. Layers of depth that make this gem a spectacle of modern cinematography; the usual touches of comedy suit perfectly; the shots are awesome; and unbelievably, the acting is very fine, along with actors with a deeper portrayed psychology that you could ever imagine.
Amazing beauty. I'm glad I found this. :)
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MCT:April 5, 2008
An interesting narrative structure and the subject of the aboriginal lifestyle make this a must for anyone looking for something unique.
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MCT:January 26, 2008This is a very interesting and very unique film. It tells an age old story in a very different light. It also gives you perspective and a new insight into aboriginal storytelling and culture. It is a little slow, which can make it a little hard to miantain focus at times. I didnt enjoy the film as such - its not that sort of film, but i did admire it. This movie will not be to everyones taste, but I reccomend watching it if you can handle watching it without getting bored, which a lot of people are likely too.
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MCT:January 7, 2008A pretty fun movie about something that we don't usually see much of. It was enjoyable but also kind of boring ;)
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MCT:November 23, 2007Slow, boring, completely unnecessary Australian Aboriginal film that moves at a snail pace, seems to have no plot and had me looking at my watch at least 10 times every minute of the movie! I could barely stay awake during this painful sleep-inducing experience. Set a thousand years ago in the Northern Territory, 'Ten Canoes' is a story about the Aboriginal people. That's pretty much it. No plot. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Every scene is a series of shots of Aboriginal people doing something strung together with narration. Couldn't they have settled for a documentary as opposed to a feature film? That would've saved me the effort of paying $2 to rent this movie that I could barely sit through. I was even ready to raise my opinion of the movie if it just ended. It just kept dragging on and on, and I think some parts are meant to be comical but they're nothing more than fart jokes! And they're not even funny. You want funny potty humour? Watch 'Kenny'. The only thing I wanted to know about the Aboriginals after watching this movie is how on Earth they managed to make such a boring movie that won Best Picture at the AFI Awards over 'Kenny'. Don't waste your time. Just sleep or something.
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MCT:October 22, 2007Beautiful and simple. This film features famous Australian Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil as a storyteller, narrating an ancient Aboriginal tale. It's beautifully shot from the first frame to the last. For once, a film about Aboriginies that's not about the horrors of Colonial invasion. It's unique in that it's like a filmic version of some ancient mythology. Very hypnotic.
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MCT:September 2, 2007
It's nice to have an anthropology lesson about aboriginal culture but I think they should learn more about film pacing and structure... painfully slow and you aren't really drawn into the characters' conflicts or dilemmas.... but for taking me to another world, I give it three stars.
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MCT:August 12, 2007
im really interested in indigenous culture and i thought i would like this even if other people found it boring. but i found it a bit tedious. i respect that this kind of film is happening though.
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MCT:August 11, 2007
What an absolutely refreshing slice of cinema this is. Just a simple, unoffensive, unassuming, no frills, straight up story. Set in the Australian Bush, Ten Canoes tells the story of an old Aborigine chief and his younger brother, and there isn't really much more to it than that, but it's beautifully shot and the script's got a great sense of pathos and humour and after Die Hard, Spider-Man, Pirates... and all the other "summer" fare, this is just the cinematic sedative required. Check it out...
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MCT:July 6, 2007Outstanding! One of the best movies you'll see - great story, acting & cinematography. If you want to find out about Indigenous Australians this is a great place to start.
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MCT:June 27, 2007
What a great tale!!
i was amused and touched by this great cultural motion picture.
Funny,tragic and realy deep.
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MCT:June 25, 2007
a really enthralling story about a story set in lush surroundings and showing a window into a world not many of us know about.
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MCT:June 21, 2007
Really good!!! Although I kept getting mixed up with the names haha!!! Anyhowz, it was unusual and pretty funny XD Gives you a lot of info about aboriginal culture - pretty intersting stuff!!!
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MCT:June 13, 2007
An elder Aboriginal tribesman recounts a teaching story to a young man. Fascinating, great storytelling and humorous. Provides a great insight into traditional Aboriginal culture and I recommended this movie to everybody.
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MCT:June 1, 2007
This movie was really quite fascinating.. the insight into Aboriginal culture was done really well. I was pleasantly suprised to find that this film was quite humourous and was very funny. Aboriginal humour is great! The acting is remarkable, especially David Gulpilil who plays the lead. David Gulpilil is the narrator. I really reccomend seeing it!
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MCT:May 21, 2007
This is a truly unique cinema experience story telling at its finest. The film documents Aboriginal culture, history and humor in a way that I have never seen on-screen before. The voice-over narration of David Gulpilil is excellent. The cinematography is awesome.The film's subtle but powerful political message, that liberalism's "tolerance" must make way for communitarianism's "curiosity" and eventual "understanding" and related "acceptance", is one that should be promoted, perhaps in a new sub-genre of Australian film that tells Indigenous stories.This flick is full of the dignity of this honorable race of people who have so much to be proud of.
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MCT:February 8, 2007
Good movie! Had some funny bits, and great scenery of the Australian Outback. It was a bit corny or something, but it was stilll good. Subtitles throughout the whole movie was bit difficult and they said strange words now and then that they would not have said back then, but still, I enjoyed it.
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MCT:February 4, 2007
Anything featuring David Gulpill is bound to be good, and this is fabulous showing the true life and humour of Australia's indigenous. In the words of David himself: "This is a good story, 'ey".
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MCT:January 27, 2007
This Is the BEST Aboriginal based movie I have ever scene. It gives great detail about a culture and a tribe who has alot of respect for each other and shows it with humillity and spirituality, The ending leaves you crying with a greater understanding and much admiration for this wonderful culture that we all could learn from.. as an elder once said to me... ( for those who understand) mungara mungagi
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MCT:December 24, 2006
I would highly recommend this film for those who are interested in Australian aboriginal culture, but also for just about anybody who wants to see a different movie. As the narrator, the great David Gulpilil, says, it's a different story, but still a good one. I didn't expect that the movie was going to be funny, but it had more than its fair share of light hearted moments, including really the entire storyline, which in hindsight is quite funny. A word of warning however: there are several scenes that are somewhat, well, earthy: Let's just say I can't really recall ever having seen human feces in a film before. But you will be glad to know that the emotional scarring is not as severe as first thought ;)
If anything, what this film reinforces is what we should have already known : that basically we are all practically the same, regardless of skin colour, culture or religion. You know I can't really believe that there haven't been any other films about Aborigines before Europeans settled here. Because this film was bloody fantastic
