Ten Canoes | |
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Written by | Rolf de Heer |
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Starring | Jamie Gulpilil |
Narrated by | David Gulpilil |
Cinematography | Ian Jones |
Edited by | Tania Nehme |
Distributed by | Palace Films and Cinemas |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Australia |
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Budget | A$2,200,000 |
Box office | A$3,511,649 |
Ten Canoes is a 2006 Australian historical drama/docudrama film directed by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr and starring Crusoe Kurddal. The film is set in Arnhem Land in northern Australia, before Western influence, and tells the story of a group of ten men doing traditional hunting in canoes. A narrator tells the story, and the overall format is that of a moral tale.
It was Australia's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.