Bran Nue Dae (film)
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| Directed by | Rachel Perkins |
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Bran Nue Dae by Jimmy Chi |
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| Music by | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by | Rochelle Oshlack |
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| Distributed by |
Roadshow Films Freestyle Releasing |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$7 million |
| Box office | A$$7.5 million |
| Bran Nue Dae-Official Soundtrack | ||
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||
| Released | 15 January 2010 | |
| Genre |
Rhythm & Blues Pop Rock and Roll |
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| Length | 58:25 | |
| Label | Sony Music Australia | |
| Producer |
David Bridie Cezary Skubiszewski |
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Bran Nue Dae is a 2009 Australian musical comedy-drama film directed by Rachel Perkins and written by Perkins and Reg Cribb. A feature film adaptation of the 1990 stage musical Bran Nue Dae by Jimmy Chi, the film tells the story of the coming of age of an Aboriginal Australian teenager on a road trip in the late 1960s.
In Broome in 1969, Willie Johnson (Rocky McKenzie) is having trouble wooing his girl Rosie (Jessica Mauboy), who ends up with a bandleader named Lester (Dan Sultan). His mother Theresa (Ningali Lawford) sends him back to boarding school in Perth to continue his education for the priesthood. One night, he and several others steal food from the college kitchen but are caught. Willie admits to being the thief, but runs away before he can be punished. He spends the night on the streets of Perth before meeting up with 'Uncle' Tadpole (Ernie Dingo), who offers to help him get home. They go to Fremantle where Tadpole allows himself to be run over by a Kombi van, hoping that the two hippies inside will help him. Not realising how far it will be to Broome, the hippies, 'Slippery' the German (Tom Budge) and Annie (Missy Higgins), his girlfriend, agree to drive them.
Father Benedictus (Geoffrey Rush), head of the College, has seen Willie's potential and determines to locate him; through Tadpole's homeless friends, he learns that Willie is heading to Broome. The travellers drive north, stopping at a roadhouse where Willie meets the tarty 'Roadhouse Betty' (Magda Szubanski). Tadpole steals some food, a bottle of wine, and an audio tape, nearly causing them to get shot by Betty, but they manage to escape. Slippery becomes disillusioned, and leaves Willie and Tadpole behind in the middle of nowhere; Tadpole curses the hippies by pointing a bone, and the van promptly breaks down.
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