"Once upon a time in a land far, far away," begins aboriginal actor David Gulpilil, the distinctively accented narrator of Rolf de Heer's sly, thoroughly engaging set of nesting tales. "I'm only joking," he continues with a chuckle, and starts again to tell "a story like you've never seen before," one that encompasses his own birth, a tale of traditional tribesmen on a hunting trip -- it could be 100 years ago or 1000 -- and an ancient legend that serves as a charming reminder that times and customs change while people remain maddeningly the same.
Set in the Arnhem Land of Australia's Northern Territory, it begins with brothers Minygululu (Peter Minygululu)...
Released:
2006
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins