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Manganinnie

1980 · 90 min

A quiet, lyrical journey through harsh landscapes that lingers in sorrow and quiet wonder.

Overview: Through lyrical images, Manganinnie journeys across mountains towards the coast with Joanna, a white girl, in search of Manganinnie's vanished tribe. The poignancy of this film derives from the Aboriginal woman's gradual realization that her people and the tribal way of life are forever gone. It is the story of the Black Drive of 1830, the near-genocide of the Tasmanian Aborigines.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, survival, isolation, colonialism
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
survival
isolation
colonialism
death
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none