Overview
Through lyrical images, Manganinnie journeys across mountains towards the coast with Joanna, a white girl, in search of Manganinnie's vanished tribe. The poignancy of this film derives from the Aboriginal woman's gradual realization that her people and the tribal way of life are forever gone. It is the story of the Black Drive of 1830, the near-genocide of the Tasmanian Aborigines.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score (1980)
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the AACTA Award for Best Film (1980)
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Setting
Set in Tasmania and Australia
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Music
Music by Peter Sculthorpe
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gary Hansen
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Ken KelsoWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 15, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Australia
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