Manganinnie

John Honey | Australia 1980 | 90 min

Manganinnie journeys across mountains towards the coast with Joanna, a white girl, in search of Manganinnie’s vanished tribe. The two cannot speak each other’s language but manage to create a system of communication, enabling them to search together.

The poignancy of this film derives from the Aboriginal woman’s gradual realisation 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.

Lacking any real sense of pace or drama, the film concentrates too heavily on the scenery and on Aboriginal rituals. The picture can be commended for addressing white Australians’ abuse of the Aboriginal people.

Cast	Mawuyul Yanthalawuy - Manganinnie Anna Ralph - Joanna Phillip Hinton - Edward Buruminy Dhamarrandji - Meenopeekameena Reg Evans - Quinn Jonathan Elliot - Simon Waterman Timothy Latham - William Waterman Elaine Mangan - Barry Pierce - Hazel Alger -
Release dates	15 August 1980 - Australia 7 June 1984 - Hungary
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Rating	G - general
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Soundtrack	Peter Sculthorpe
Genre	Drama
Notes	Manganinnie‘s working title was Darkening Flame. The movie was filmed in Tasmania and is Australian director John Honey’s first feature. Manganinnie is based on the novel of the same name by Beth Roberts.
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