- TV
A fusion of Yolngu and Western mythologies, set in Australia's Northern Territory 120 years ago, Ten Canoes tells a Yolngu...
A fusion of Yolngu and Western mythologies, set in Australia's Northern Territory 120 years ago, Ten Canoes tells a Yolngu tale before the first white contact.
Less
Where to watch Ten Canoes
98 %66 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
78 %6,933 reviewsAudience score rating
"The first feature in an Australian Aboriginal language feels authentic to the core as it tells a cautionary tale set 1,000 years ago."
—
Variety
Variety"De Heer's indigenous action-comedy relies on its own puckishness a few times too many, but its tribute to the power of a well-spun yarn couldn't be more effective."
—
Time Out
Time Out"Once you become accustomed to the mystical vocabulary describing a world without modern science and technology, it amounts to using different terms to describe universal experience."
—
The New York Times
The New York Times"Both ethnographic document and high-spirited flight of whimsy: a curious mixture of entertainment and anthropology."
—
The Guardian
The Guardian"An enchanting fable rich in authenticity and shot through with unexpected humor."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A rare and valuable movie, providing fascinating insight into another culture without pandering or being stuffy. Seek it out -- swim if you have to."
—
Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Although it sounds like the Aboriginal answer to a Harrison Ford kidnap thriller, this is actually a richly textured parable."
—
BBC
BBCTen Canoes | Details
Award winner- Winner Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2006. Winner of 6 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film.
- Rating
- M, Moderate violence, Naturalistic nudity
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- Australia
