2010
PG-13
Cinemarket
1 h 25 m

2010
PG-13
Cinemarket
1 h 25 m

Summary It is the summer of 1969 and young Willie is filled with an idyllic life in his hometown port of Broome, in the North of Western Australia. He spends his day fishing, hanging out with his friends, and when he can, his girlfriend Rosie. However his mother Theresa has great hopes for him and she insists he return to the religious mission i...

Directed By: Rachel Perkins

Written By: Jimmy Chi, Kuckles, Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat, Garry Gower, Michael Manolis Mavromatis, Stephen Pigram, Reg Cribb, Adrian Russell Wills, Rachel Perkins

2010
PG-13
Cinemarket
1 h 25 m

2010
PG-13
Cinemarket
1 h 25 m

Bran Nue Dae

Name: Bran Nue Dae
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Released: 2010-09-10
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo, Missy Higgins, Geoffrey Rush

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

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Directed By: Rachel Perkins

Written By: Jimmy Chi, Kuckles, Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat, Garry Gower, Michael Manolis Mavromatis, Stephen Pigram, Reg Cribb, Adrian Russell Wills, Rachel Perkins

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Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

45% Positive
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9% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

45% Positive
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Arizona Republic

An infectiously joyful Australian Aboriginal musical.

By Richard Nilsen FULL REVIEW

NPR

Enjoyable and forgettable in equal measure, the lovably cheesy Australian movie Bran Nue Dae is a must for children bitten by the musical-revival fever, for all who heart American Idol, and for anyone who came of age in the late 1960s - and is willing to hear the beloved pop standards of their youth massacred for a new age.

By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

Great? No. But Bran Nue Dae is great good fun.

By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

The movie feels trapped in the 1980s and feels like a missed opportunity.

By Jennie Punter FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

The bits of Aboriginal lore imparted along the way by Tadpole add flavoring to a sugar-coated romp that has the craft of a high school revue.

By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

Boxoffice Magazine

While well known to many Down-Under fans, Bran Nue Dae has too much comic kitsch for U.S. specialty film audiences.