Fed: Rachel Perkins believes the time is right for Bran Nue Dae

AAP General News (Australia)
08-08-2009
Fed: Rachel Perkins believes the time is right for Bran Nue Dae

It's taken almost two decades to bring the first Aboriginal stage musical to the big
screen .. but director RACHEL PERKINS says the time is right for her film of the play
.. Bran Nue Dae.

The movie has its premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival today.

JIMMY CHI'S hit musical is set in the pearling port of Broome in 1965 and follows the
adventures of Aboriginal boy .. WILLIE .. who's sent away to a religious mission in Perth
.. but longs for home.

The theatre production opened in Perth in 1990.

The film boasts an all-star cast .. that includes GEOFFREY RUSH .. DEBORAH MAILMAN
.. MAGDA SZUBANSKI .. ERNIE DINGO .. JESSICA MAUBOY and MISSY HIGGINS.

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KEYWORD: BRAN (SYDNEY AUG 7)

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