Friday Night Film

Ten Canoes (2006) 90 min. Ten canoes, three wives, 150 spears…trouble! An adventure comedy drama, playfully narrated by Australian icon David Gulpilil, and directed by Rolf de Heer (The Tracker) this is a “dreaming” story of a young man who feels that the youngest wife of his older brother should be his. The story includes kidnapping, sorcery, and revenge but is mostly about values. Rated equivalent of PG. In Aboriginal (Yolŋu Matha ) and English, with subtitles.