Charlie’s Country starring David Gulpilil Hits Theaters On June 5Posted by Wilson Morales
May 20, 2015
Monument Releasing will be releasing acclaimed director Rolf de Heer’s haunting drama CHARLIE’S COUNTRY, Australia’s 2014 Oscar selection for Best Foreign Language Film, starring iconic Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil, on Friday, June 5 in New York (at Lincoln Plaza Cinema) and other cities, and on June 12 in Los Angeles (at Laemmle Music Hall) followed by a national roll out.
Living in a remote Aboriginal community in the northern part of Australia, Charlie (David Gulpilil) is a warrior past his prime. As the government increases its stranglehold over the community’s traditional way of life, Charlie becomes lost between two cultures. His new modern life offers him a way to survive but, ultimately, it is one he has no power over. Finally fed up when his gun, his newly crafted spear, and his best friend’s jeep are confiscated, Charlie heads into the wild on his own, to live the old way. However Charlie hasn’t reckoned on where he might end up, nor on how much life has changed since the old days….
David Gulpilil made his screen debut at the age of seventeen in Nicolas Roeg’s memorable 1971 film Walkabout, in a performance so gracefully naturalistic that it re-defined perceptions of Aboriginality. Over the next decade, Gulpilil became the Aboriginal actor of his generation, paving the way for more parts and stories to be written for Aboriginal people. His charismatic and unforgettable performances in films like Storm Boy, The Last Wave and Crocodile Dundee helped bring Aboriginality into the mainstream. His later work includes Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Tracker, Australia and Satellite Boy.
