Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Extract

This movie introduces us to the customs and culture of the Australian Aboriginals, giving a fascinating insight into the rituals and legends of the Nyari people. This movie, set in 1824, shows us the lives of the Nyari people, who are completely undisturbed until they discover two convicts washed up on the beach of their tribal lands.
After this, the Nyari people meet other white settlers searching for grazing land. The abuse of the Nyari's sacred tribal ways follows this.
Even though the Aboriginals showed empathy to the white man, the white men exploited and dominated them. …

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