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Toomelah

  • 20112011
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 46m
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6.1/10
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Toomelah (2011)
  • Crime
  • Drama
In a remote Aboriginal community, 10 year old Daniel yearns to be a gangster, like the male role models in his life. Skipping school, getting into fights and running drugs for Linden, who le... Read allIn a remote Aboriginal community, 10 year old Daniel yearns to be a gangster, like the male role models in his life. Skipping school, getting into fights and running drugs for Linden, who leads the main gang in town.In a remote Aboriginal community, 10 year old Daniel yearns to be a gangster, like the male role models in his life. Skipping school, getting into fights and running drugs for Linden, who leads the main gang in town.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
414
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  • Director
    • Ivan Sen
  • Writer
    • Ivan Sen
  • Stars
    • Daniel Connors
    • Christopher Edwards
    • Michael Connors
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  • Director
    • Ivan Sen
  • Writer
    • Ivan Sen
  • Stars
    • Daniel Connors
    • Christopher Edwards
    • Michael Connors
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    • 7User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Daniel Connors and Daneeka Connors in Toomelah (2011)
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    Daniel Connors
    Daniel Connors
    • Danielas Daniel
    Christopher Edwards
    • Lindenas Linden
    Michael Connors
    • Busteras Buster
    Dorothy Cubby
    Dean Daley-Jones
    • Bruceas Bruce
    Alex Haines
    Linden Binge
    Aunty Sharon Binge
    Aunty Margery Binge
    Uncle Lloyd Hippi
    Tyericq Jiko
      Daneeka Connors
      Daneeka Connors
        Lauren McGrady
        Kevin Binge
        Elaine Edwards
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        Tameika Hippi
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        Athol Hickling
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          • Ivan Sen
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        In a remote Aboriginal community, 10 year old Daniel yearns to be a gangster, like the male role models in his life. Skipping school, getting into fights and running drugs for Linden, who leads the main gang in town.
        • coming of age
        • aboriginal health
        • aboriginal culture
        • death in custody
        • substance abuse
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          • In a tough community, what choice does a boy have...
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          • Crime
          • Drama
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          • Not Rated
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        • Trivia
          Ivan Sen, director of 'Toomelah', has said: "The script was written directly from experiences and memories I have from visiting Toomelah ... The audience constantly travels through the eyes of Daniel as he navigates his way in search of his place in the community ... I needed these totally inexperienced actors to feel very comfortable. So my idea was to pretty much make the film with no crew. It was a big gamble ... Their beautiful spirit transcends every scene."
        • Connections
          Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2011 (2011)
        • Soundtracks
          The Bunyip
          Written by Cedric McGrady

          Performed by Christopher Edwards

        User reviews7

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        5/10
        Not the kinda neighborhood I wanna live
        Toomelah is a movie but when I watched it it looked like it could have been a documentary about how Aboriginals live their lives in their ghetto or mission. The white men came, took away everything they had, a bit like with the Native Americans, and left them unemployed, uneducated, with drugs and alcohol as their only means of life. The acting isn't bad, with clearly people that live in those conditions in real life. The story is very simple and depressing, but a bit too slow to make it a good movie. Well at least, that's my opinion. It's not a documentary but I'm sure that if you would go to one of those camps this story would be close to accurate. No future, no hope, drugs and alcohol to get away from this deadly routine.
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        • May 24, 2018

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        • Release date
          • November 24, 2011 (Australia)
        • Country of origin
          • Australia
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          • Ronin Films (Australia)
        • Language
          • English
        • Filming locations
          • Toomelah, New South Wales, Australia
        • Production companies
          • Bunya Productions
          • Screen Australia
          • Screen New South Wales
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 46 minutes
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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