
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 90m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Australia
- Director: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
- Stars: Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, David Gulpilil, Peter Minygululu
- keywords: australia, swamp, canoe, tribe, hunting, death, storytelling, native peoples, hunt, australian aboriginal
- Production_studio: Fandango, Vertigo Productions, SBS Independent
- Slogan: Ten canoes, three wives, one hundred and fifty spears...trouble
- The Ten Canoes is featured in the top rankings of 2006
- #64 in Top Comedy Movies of 2006
- #18 in Top Adventure Movies of 2006
A story within a story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tells a story about his ancestors on a goose hunt. A youngster on the hunt is being tempted to adultery with his elder brother's wife, so an elder tells him a story from the mythical past about how evil can slip in and cause havoc unless prevented by virtue according to customary tribal law.