The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Through lyrical images, Manganinnie journeys across mountains towards the coast with Joanna, a white girl, in search of Manganinnie's vanished tribe. The poignancy of this film derives from the Aboriginal woman's gradual realization that her people and the tribal way of life are forever gone. It is the story of the Black Drive of 1830, the near-genocide of the Tasmanian Aborigines.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken KelsoWriter
- John HoneyDirector
- Peter SculthorpeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mawuyul YanthalawuyManganinnie
- Anna RalphJoanna Waterman
- Phillip HintonEdward Waterman
- Buruminy DhamarrandjiMeenopeekameena
- Reg EvansQuinn
- Jonathan ElliotSimon Waterman
- Timothy LathamWilliam Waterman
- Bill McCluskeyConvict 2
- Charles Lathalu YunipinguAboriginal warrior