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Screen veteran David Gulpilil won Best Actor (Un Certain Regard) at Cannes for his portrayal of Charlie - an aboriginal elder who goes bush after sensing the disappearance of traditional values. From director Rolf de Heer (Bad Boy Bubby), his third collaboration with Gulpilil following Ten Canoes and The Tracker.
"Charlie (Gulpilil) is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the proper policing of whitefella laws that don't generally make much sense, and Charlie's kin and ken seeming more interested in going along with things than doing anything about it. So Charlie takes off, to live the old way, but in doing so sets off a chain of events in his life that has him return to his community chastened, and somewhat the wiser." (Adelaide Film Festival)

Drama

charlies-country

Rolf de Heer

David Gulpilil

Peter Djigirr

Luke Ford

Ritchie Singer

Screen veteran David Gulpilil won Best Actor (Un Certain Regard) at Cannes for his portrayal of Charlie - an aboriginal elder who goes bush after sensing the disappearance of traditional values.

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Charlie's Country