
Crocodile Dreaming
Seen it?2006 | 27 min | Drama, Fantasy
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for spy-story fans and anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone). Nobody is quite who they seem. Same wavelength as Walkabout or The Tree of Life. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true.
- The mood
- Emotional (bring tissues).
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 27 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E. Lewis. Separated at birth, they have different fathers. One is readily accepted as a full-fledged member of the tribe and is looked on to fulfill the duties of jungaiy, an important ceremonial role which obliges him to be caretaker for his mother's dreaming, the crocodile totem. The other, whose father was white, is younger and has had to struggle to fit into the tribe who see him only as a yella fella.
How it earned its rating
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Darlene Johnson
- David GulpililBurrimmilla
- Tom E. LewisCharlie
- Richard BirrinbirrinGeorge
- Mary DhapalanyJudy
- Frances DjulibingMother/Crocodile Spirit
- Jamie GulpililPeter