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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Monument Releasing
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Monument Releasing
  • 1 h 48 m

Summary Living in a remote Aboriginal community in the northern part of Australia, Charlie is a warrior past his prime. As the government increases its stranglehold over the community's traditional way of life, Charlie becomes lost between two cultures. His new modern life offers him a way to survive but, ultimately, it is one he has no power ov...

Directed By: Rolf de Heer

Written By: David Gulpilil, Rolf de Heer

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Monument Releasing
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Monument Releasing
  • 1 h 48 m

Charlie's Country

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Living in a remote Aboriginal community in the northern part of Australia, Charlie is a warrior past his prime. As the government increases its stranglehold over the community's traditional way of life, Charlie becomes lost between two cultures. His new modern life offers him a way to survive but, ultimately, it is one he has no power ov...

Directed By: Rolf de Heer

Written By: David Gulpilil, Rolf de Heer

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
75
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8 Reviews
11% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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8 Reviews
11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Jun 4, 2015
Equal parts ethnographic and poetic, this eloquent drama's stirring soulfulness is laced with the sorrow of cultural dislocation but also with lovely ripples of humor and even joy.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW
83
Jun 4, 2015
Part of the movie’s mischievous charm lies in De Heer and cinematographer Ian Jones’ sophisticated use of Steadicam, which moves almost exclusively with Charlie, often seemingly in a struggle to keep up with his brisk, determined walk.
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 16, 2015
This walkabout ends less dramatically and not as tragically as the one in Roeg’s film, but perhaps with a greater poignancy. And Gulpilil, four decades of hard living later, is as magnificent as ever.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 4, 2015
Unlike those in many art-house releases, this wilderness is not an abstract arena for playing out alienation but a living, breathing land with deep, abiding significance for Charlie and his fellow Aborigines cast adrift.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 4, 2015
Charlie’s Country is sincere at the expense of nuance, and tragic at the expense of variety: It tends to hit its points over and over, with blunt, on-the-nose sincerity. But Gulpilil’s performance keeps it from crossing too far into hand-wringing preachiness.
By Tasha Robinson FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 1, 2015
It finally offers little more than a moderately engaging slice of contemporary aboriginal life that mostly fails to dig beneath the surface of this underrepresented world.
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60
Jun 4, 2015
Most powerful of all is Gulpilil's performance. His presence at the centre of the film is one of anger, humour and ultimately resilience.
By John Bleasdale FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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75% Mixed
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Production Company Adelaide Film Festival, Bula'bula Arts Aboriginal, Screen Australia, The South Australian Film Corporation, Vertigo Productions
Release Date Jun 5, 2015
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Another invasion... and Charlie doesn't like it.
Website https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/about-adl-film-fest/fund/aff-investment-fund-full-project-slate/charlies-country/
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Awards

Australian Film Critics Association Awards
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations

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