A story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us one of the stories of his people and his land. It's a story of an older man, Minygululu, who has three wives and realizes that his younger brother Dayindi may try to steal away the youngest wife. So, over a few days and several trips to hunt and gather, Minygululu tells Dayindi a story set in the time of their ancestors when a stranger came to the village and disrupted the lives of a serious man named R... (Full plot summary below)
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A story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us one of the stories of his people and his land. It's a story of an older man, Minygululu, who has three wives and realizes that his younger brother Dayindi may try to steal away the youngest wife. So, over a few days and several trips to hunt and gather, Minygululu tells Dayindi a story set in the time of their ancestors when a stranger came to the village and disrupted the lives of a serious man named Ridjimiraril, his three wives, and his younger brother Yeeralparil who had no wife and liked to visit his youngest sister-in-law. Through stories, can values be taught and balance achieved?
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| Hollywood ReporterMegan LehmannIn telling this ancient story with style and humor, de Heer and his Aboriginal collaborators promote cultural understanding and acceptance by stealth, if you will. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineAlongside the witty tone, the film is brilliantly well-paced and technically exquisite. |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayLike a lot of folk tales, Ten Canoes peters out into something more prosaic than profound, but it flows like water, and has a deceptively gentle pull that proves hard to escape. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn Aboriginal adventure story about forbidden love, sorcery, fear of strangers, and justice that proves that a tale well told is good medicine for all. |
| culturevulture.netEmily S. MendelIt is rare that film can transport its audience to a strange, unfamiliar, yet entrancing world. Ten Canoes, an Australian movie that tells an ancient Yolngu tale, presents such an extraordinary experience. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe fable is a fascinating ethnographic document that satisfies just like any well told story. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasThe story often takes a backseat to the characters, their myths and customs, which all seem very convincing. |
| OregonianMike RussellDespite dancing between a story and a story within a story, something seems simple and effortless about Ten Canoes. Director Rolf de Heer and his all-Yolngu cast offer a take on tribal life that's warm, funny and powerfully alive. |
| Film Journal InternationalRex RobertsA film that testifies to the multicultural mood of our own moment in time. |
| Rescu (Australia)Keeva StrattonA beautifully told story, which captures indigenous Australia with warmth and humour. |
