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2006

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A thousand years ago in Northern Australia, ten Aboriginal men head out into the swamp to harvest goose eggs. Among them is young Dayindi (Gulpilil), who fancies one of the wives of tribal elder Minygululu (Peter Minygululu). Minygululu tries to defuse the situation by telling Dayindi a story of their ancestors. Read more

Starring	Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Djigirr
Director	Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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Starring	Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Djigirr, Peter Minygululu, Frances Djulibing, David Gulpilil, Johnny Buniyira
Director	Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
Studio	UNIVERSAL
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 28 mins
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama
Language	DVD: Aboriginal
Released	Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 24 Sep 2007

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- âOnce upon a time, in a land far, far, away,â starts the narration for âTen Canoesâ â" before the speaker... read more on Time Out
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  This is by far thee worst film i have seen for a long time. It was not what i expected at all, the fact it had subtitles says alot! It was boring, i even ... read more »
  
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  Ten canoes - what a gem
  
  Anthropology at its best. This movies sees things from the perspective of the people in it and not from a distance. Fabulous cinematograpghy and worth seeing ... read more »
  
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  A thousand years ago in Northern Australia, ten Aboriginal men head out into the swamp to harvest goose eggs. Among them is young Dayindi (Gulpilil), who fancies one of the wives of tribal elder Minygululu (Peter Minygululu). Minygululu tries to defuse the situation by telling Dayindi a story of ...