Bran Nue Dae

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Bran Nue Dae

PG-13

Released Sep 10, 2010

1h 28m

Comedy

Musical

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A rebellious young man runs away from home but returns after experiencing an amazing journey.

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It's original and high-spirited, but Bran Nue Dae is also uneven and sometimes overly kitschy.

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Jennie Punter

Globe and Mail

The film is uneven but in a kind of sweet, earnest way.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 24, 2010

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

You have to wonder about the film's almost complete portrayal of Aborigines as dim-witted dunderers, dancing fools, thieves and drunks. Whites fare no better. Does the film explode stereotypes, or reinforce them?

Rated: 2/4

Sep 24, 2010

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Ted Fry

Seattle Times

The bright colors and vibrant backgrounds ... go a long way in distracting from shortcomings in the story and style of this offhand hybrid.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 23, 2010

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The music is catchy, the choreography, tumultuous, and it is not advised to take up an attitude before this brief 88 minutes of revelry. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 10, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

While the singing at times leaves something to be desired, with the exception of the buoyant and magnetic Mauboy, tis' the tunes and the infectious spirit that are the point.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 4, 2020

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

It can't avoid the comparison to Little Miss Sunshine... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Mar 16, 2018

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Luna H

Love this movie. Seen it numerous times and always enjoy it. Love Ernie Dingo's character and charm, Rocky was great, as was Geoffrey Rush, Magda, Deborah Mailman, and all the other main characters. Enjoy the humour, fun dances,music and songs. It's a feel-good movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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Samuel P

This movie is straight dog water booty cheeks

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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GM M

Fun, sometimes it's all your looking for.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/06/23

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Eric C

This is a timeless movie. It historically was a stage play performed in Broom Western Australia for many seasons. There is a movie that shows the history of the stage play being written and snippets of it being performed. [Australian Actor Ernie Dingo - much younger - was in the original stage play]. I have traveled through Broom, and watched several Australian moves on screen at the Broom Picture Garden. Red Dog another winner [take your smile and a handkerchief with you] shows the Picture Garden in one of it's Memorable scenes. I also had the pleasure of seeing Live : The Pigrim Brothers Band, Ernie Dingo, Jessica Mauboy Australian singer and a few others. Bran Nu Day accurately depicts a chapter of genuine Australian culture and Struggle.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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ken c

This has an outstanding cast of First Nation actors & actresses. It's a 1960s romance story but the back story of intolerance is very powerful.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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tony h

It could have been a bit more serious, and so on, more character development blah blah blah; -However, it surely means so much more as a great big chunk of musical fun with a serious side all the same; -Which is the Bran Nue Dae.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A rebellious young man runs away from home but returns after experiencing an amazing journey.

Director: Rachel Perkins
Producer: Graeme Isaac, Robyn Kershaw
Screenwriter: Jimmy Chi, Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Film Victoria, Omnilab Media, Screen Australia
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $110.0K
Runtime: 1h 28m

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