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Directed by John Honey Music by Peter Sculthorpe Director John Honey Screenplay Ken Kelso | 7/10 IMDb Produced by Gilda Baracchi Cinematography Gary Hansen Budget 481,000 AUD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Ken Kelso
Beth Roberts (novel) Starring Mawuyul Yanthalawuy
Anna Ralph Initial release 15 August 1980 (Australia) Cast Anna Ralph, Mawuyul Yanthalawuy, Elaine Mangan Awards AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score Similar Ten Canoes, Walkabout, Bush Christmas, The Earthling, The Tale of Ruby Rose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manganinnie is an AFI Award-winning 1980 film which follows the journey of Manganinnie, a Tasmanian Aboriginal woman who searches for her tribe with the company of a young, lost white girl named Joanna. Based on Beth Roberts' novel of the same name, it was directed by John Honey and was the first feature film to be financed by the short-lived Tasmanian Film Corporation.
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Synopsis
During the Black War of 1830 in Van Diemen's Land, Manganinnie journeys across vast mountains and rivers towards the coast in search of her vanished tribe. She finds Joanna, a white girl, along her way. The pair develop a bond for each other even without a common language. Ultimately however, Manganinnie comes to realise that her people and tribal way of life has been destroyed by the British colonists.
Production
Filming started 12 November 1979 and took five weeks.
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Reception
Despite the grim subject matter the film recovered its costs and made a small profit.
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