Bran Nue Dae Page #3

Synopsis: The feature film BRAN NUE DAE was adapted from the original stage musical BRAN NUE DAE written by Indigenous musician and writer Jimmy Chi and his band Kuckles, which premiered to great acclaim in Perth Australia in 1990. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Nue_Dae The film was produced in 2009, directed by Rachel Perkins and co-written by Rachel Perkins, Reg Cribb and Jimmy Chi. Released in 2010 it was a major box office hit, for the first time sharing an Indigenous film story with a wide Australian audience.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director(s): Rachel Perkins
Production: Mayfan
  3 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
PG-13
Year:
2009
85 min
$100,000
Website
2,740 Views


Welcome to Port Hedland.

Proper deadly place this one.

Hey, Coach!

What happened to Broome?

Broome?

Yeah, when we beat Port Hedland.

Then we'll take you Broome

next week.

Come on.

Come and have some Chinese.

Come on.

Hey, excuse me.

Yeah, you.

What's your name?

I'm Roxanne.

I'm Willie.

Where you come from, Willie?

Broome. But I've been in Perth.

Perth, eh? Oh, I bin go Perth

Iong time ago, you know?

Hey, proper cold, that place,

cold weather time, eh?

Eh, not like this place.

Hot all year round. Like us women!

What you doing here all on your own?

Er, just passing through.

You wanna come drink with us?

Umm...I don't know.

Don't you drink? Are you underage?

No, I drink.

Yeah, you look like real man.

Come on. Come on.

Come with me.

I'll show you a condom tree.

Yeah.

You look like...an angel.

Yeah?

Yeah.

A black angel.

Well...that's what

I am, Willie.

Yeah, let's see what you saltwater boy

can show this desert woman, hey?

Yeah, you show proper

Kimberley woman proper good time.

What you doing under my woman?

I didn't know she was your woman!

What's that, eh?!

It's...from the condom tree.

Get up!

Who are you?

Young fella, young fella,

young fella.

What are you

hitting at kids for, eh?

That's...that's my nephew, that boy.

Come on, come on.

I'm ready for you.

Come on. Come on!

Hey, Willie, I just

give him the old one-two-three.

What? How did you find me?

All young fellas end up here

at the condom tree.

Hey, Willie, we're going

to Broome, we're going to Broome.

Even Slippery want to go to Broome.

Right, Slippery?

Ja. We go to Broome.

It's just up the road, yeah?

Yeah.

Oh. That's OK. That's OK.

Ah, Broome, ich komme. Ahh, ja.

It's good, ja?

Roxanne?

How hard is it for a woman

to get some sleep back here?

How did you get in my van?

Black magic.

Hey! Tell ya, that old town gonna

light up when Roxanne get to Broome!

What is a boomer?

It's a bloody big kangaroo.

And who is Rolf Harris?

Is he an Aborigine like you?

Yeah. He's my cousin's brother.

Hey.

What am I? Hmm?

I don't know.

I'm a koala.

We are in the Dreamtime!

Hey, watch out for those roos!

Don't touch the wheel. Don't touch.

Um...um, cops. Um...um...police.

Police, you stupid hippie!

Quick, chuck me the stuff!

Shut up, you.

I will do the talking.

Now look what you've done!

Shut up, you two! Shut up!

Pull over.

Why do they persecute us?

We're free. We're just trying

to have a good time!

Shut up.

We're free, we're free

and we'll always be free!

Shut up!

What?

I don't even know these people.

I only met them yesterday.

That is right, ja?

Yeah.

I was on my way to visit my father

when that man

jumped in front of my van.

What's your name?

Wolfgang Benedictus.

And how do you spell that, Adolph?

B-E-N-E-D-I-C-T-U-S.

You cannot hold me here.

My father is a priest.

He will come and get me.

Thank you.

Yes, hello, um, I wish to speak

to Father Benedictus.

I'm sorry,

that's not possible. He's gone.

Gone?

Yes.

Gone where?

He's travelling to Broome

on school business.

Thank you.

He is on his way to Broome.

Get off him. Get off him.

Annie, Annie. Stop it!

What are you doing?

Don't get involved.

Annie! Stop it! Annie! Annie!

Get off him!

Get off him, Annie!

What are you doing? Stop it!

Get off him! Hey!

Get off me! Annie!

Annie!

This is not fair at all!

Just get... Oh!

Just come in. Just... Willie.

Oh! Get off!

Stop struggling, Annie.

Willie...

Willie!

This is physical harassment, man.

Not cool at all.

Not cool at all!

Uncle, blackfellas die in jail, eh?

Come on.

You get some sleep. Come on.

Come on, Willie.

Wake up. Wake up, boy. Wake up.

Last night I had a dream.

There were bush people here,

with you.

But it wasn't here, it was...

..it was somewhere else.

Those are the old people,

Iooking after us.

You alright? Hey?

Nothing broken?

No. It's not that.

Slippery's father

is Father Benedictus.

He's going to go tell Mum about me,

that I'm a sinner and a thief

and, well, now I won't be able

to go back to Broome.

And I won't be able

to go back to Clontarf.

I'll have nowhere to go.

I'll end up like you!

Your mummy will forgive you.

You don't know my mum.

Well...I'll fix it

with your mum then.

Don't you worry about that.

I'll talk to her about it.

What we got to do is beat that

mongrel Father Benedictus to Broome.

OK, you can go now.

Come on, Willie.

Come on, Willie.

Stand up. Come on, Willie.

Willie?

Get up!

Hey.

We're going to Broome.

Today is a bran nue dae.

Come on, boy. Let's go.

See, I told you

it's just up the road.

So where do we go now?

Turn here, turn here, turn here.

We go to Roebuck first.

I need a drink.

You and me both, fella.

Yeah.

Let me out! Let me out!

The Roey Hotel!

But, Uncle, you promised.

Wait, Uncle!

It's been a long time between drinks

and I'll talk to your mummy later,

but now, just one drink,

just one little drink.

Hey! Roxanne, here

for a proper good time!

Willie, Willie!

Get up, get up!

Come on. Come on, Willie!

Come here. Come on, get up, man.

Get up, get up, get up.

What's wrong with you?

That's him there.

Who's him?

Oh, Lordy, Lordy!

Willie!

Now you can find him, you wanna

get up there and grab him.

But I feel big shame. I'm dirty.

We all dirty. Come on.

Yes!

Hello, my dear. My name is Tadpole.

Steven Johnson.

Uncle Tadpole.

And this here my boy...

Well, he was here.

What's his name?

Willie.

Willie?

Yeah.

And he want to see you.

Well, you can tell Willie

that he's too late.

Hello, Willie.

Hello, Rosie.

Well, I'd better go now.

Hey, wait. I wanna talk to you.

What about?

Excuse me, who are you?

Oh...I remember now.

You're that little boy.

Rosie's little friend.

Rosie, leave us.

What?!

I said get out.

Hey, don't talk to her like that.

Listen, Lester. Just move.

Rosie.

Alright, everyone, last drinks!

Rosie, wait. Rosie! Rosie!

Hey, I told you, didn't I?

Stay away from my woman.

- Willie!

- No, let it go.

Stand up!

Willie! Willie!

Hey, Willie! Give him

the old one-two-three, Willie!

Willie, watch out!

Willie. Willie.

Willie, say something.

Talk to me. Say something.

I love you, Rosie.

Oh, Willie.

Quick, Willie.

Your mum's coming. Get up.

Brothers and sisters!

Tonight, it's the night of miracles!

Hallelujah!

Come and be reborn.

Be reborn.

Yes!

Leave this house of sin!

Leave this house of sin.

Leave it.

Come and join us, sister!

Come.

Come and join us, sister.

Come and join us, sister, brother.

Why don't you let a proper Kimberley

woman show you proper good time?

I thought you were ashamed of me.

I could never be ashamed of you.

Do you believe?

We believe.

Tonight is the night of miracles.

Yes!

Are there anyone among you

who wants to testify?

I can feel

that someone need to testify.

I wanna testify.

Shut up, Annie.

Are you a sinner, woman?

Oh, yes. I've been a bad person.

I've been bent on free love.

I had a child out of wedlock

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Jimmy Chi

James Ronald Chi (1948 – 26 June 2017) was an Australian composer, musician and playwright. His best known work is the 1990 musical Bran Nue Dae which was adapted for film in 2009. more…

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