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Charlie's Country

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Label
Charlie's Country
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Charlie's Country
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Originally produced by Visit Films in 2014
Runtime
107
Summary
With no way to live a traditional lifestyle in his Aboriginal community, aging Charlie (David Gulpilil) struggles to make his own way in life. Winner of Un Certain Regard for Best Actor at the **Cannes Film Festival.** Winner of Best Actor at the **Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.** *"Australia offers few sights as sublime as that of David Gulpilil." - Peter Keough, **Boston Globe*** *"Using a combination of bleak realism, fatalistic humor and a healthy does of sentimentality, Mr. de Heer traces the downward spiral of a man who has become a refugee in his own homeland." - Nicolas Rapold, **The New York Times***
Technique
live action

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