Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the proper policing of whitefella laws that don't generally make much sense, and Charlie's kin and ken seeming more interested in going along with things than doing anything about it. So Charlie takes off, to live the old way, but in doing so sets off a chain of events in his life that has him return to his community chastened, and somewhat the wiser.
David Gulpilil
Charlie
Peter Djigirr
Black Pete
Luke Ford
Luke
Jennifer Budukpuduk Gaykamangu
Faith
Peter Minygululu
Old Lulu
Ritchie Singer
Darwin Doctor
John Brumpton
Policeman Brum
Damon Gameau
Darwin Hospital Nurse
Bojana Novaković
Parole Officer
Gary Sweet
Bottle Shop Operator
Charlie's Country is a drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of australian aboriginal, aborigine, northern territory, darwin, australia. Directed by Rolf de Heer, it stars David Gulpilil, Peter Djigirr, Luke Ford. Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the proper policing of whitefella laws that don't generally make much sense, and Charlie's kin and ken seeming more interested in going along with things than doing anything about it. So Charlie takes off, to live the old way, but in doing so sets off a chain of events in his life that has him return to his community chastened, and somewhat the wiser.
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