2006-10-14 20:39:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The movie "Ten Canoes" was the first ever to be filmed entirely in one of Australia's indigenous languages "Ganalbingu".
Australia has picked this groundbreaking Aboriginal-language film as its official entry for the 2007 best foreign-language film Oscar. It will vie for Academy Awards category.
Starring Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin and Frances Djulibing, it tells a fictional story set in the distant past in which the lead character is attracted to one of the wives of his older brother.In order to teach his brother tribal law, the older sibling tells a mythical story of love, kidnapping, sorcery and revenge.
The canoes in this film were made according to original tribal methods, using directions from tribal elders who had not made them for some fifty years
This Australian adventure, comedy, drama, history and war movie directed by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr received an award at 2006 Cannes Film Festival having Rolf de Heer given a Special Jury Prize.♥
2006-10-15 02:46:47 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Gods Must Be Crazy?
2006-10-14 21:25:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Ten Canoes and the language was Ganalbingu
2006-10-14 20:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by ulurucol 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Long Fence, I don't know if it was in their language.
2006-10-14 20:45:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋