Ten Canoes

2006·Movie
1h 30min
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Ten canoes, three wives, one hundred and fifty spears...trouble

A story within a story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tells a story about his ancestors on a goose hunt. A youngster on the hunt is being tempted to adultery with his elder brother's wife, so an elder tells him a story from the mythical past about how evil can slip in and cause havoc unless prevented by virtue according to customary tribal law.
Indigenous StorytellingMythical PastNested NarrativeAncestral WisdomAustralian Aboriginal CultureMoral AllegoryCultural PreservationSlow-PacedVisually Rich

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Directed by:
Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
Written by:
Rolf de Heer
Produced by:
Bryce Menzies, Julie Ryan, Domenico Procacci

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