Ten Canoes
Palm Pictures (2006)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History
In Collection
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IMDB   7.0
1 hr 32 mins Australia / Aboriginal
DVD  Region 1   NR
Jamie Gulpilil Dayindi / Yeeralparil
Richard Birrinbirrin Birrinbirrin
Frances Djulibing Nowalingu
Crusoe Kurddal Ridjimiraril
Peter Minygululu Minygululu
David Gulpilil The Storyteller
Sonia Djarrabalminym Banalandju
Cassandra Malangarri Baker Munandjarra
Philip Gudthaykudthay The Sorcerer
Peter Djigirr Canoeist / The Victim / Warrior
Jamie Dayindi Gulpilil Dalaithngu
Johnny Buniyira Canoeist/Warrior
Director
Rolf de Heer
Peter Djigirr
Producer Julie Ryan
Rolf de Heer
Richard Birrinbirrin
Domenico Procacci
Writer Rolf de Heer


150 Spears, 10 Canoes, 3 Wives = Trouble

A parable of forbidden love from Australia's mythical past, with storytelling by Australian icon David Gulpilil (Crocodile Dundee, and Rabbit-Proof Fence) and starring his son Jamie as the covetous your Dayindi, Ten Canoes is a ground-breaking glimpse into aboriginal life centuries before European settlement.

Thanks to good-humored English narrative and the charm and magnetism of the land's indigenous Ramingining people you are transported into a rich Aboriginal world full of history and tradition that lives on to this day.

Shot in and around the Arafura Wetlands of Central Arnhem Land, Rolf de Heer and the People of Ramingining have created a pioneering and timeless tale full of magic and mayhem, for all people and all cultures.
Edition Details
Distributor Palm Pictures
Release Date 9/25/2007
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
  • The Balanda and the Bark Canoes - The Making of Ten Canoes
  • Aerial Map of Arnhem Land
  • Interview with Peter Djigirr
  • Interview with Director Rolf de Heer
  • Photo Gallery: Thomson Photographs Revisited
  • Study Guide (DVD-Rom)
  • US Theatrical Trailer