Charlie's Country
| Charlie's Country | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rolf de Heer |
| Written by | Rolf de Heer David Gulpilil |
| Produced by | Rolf de Heer Peter Djigirr Nils Erik Nielsen |
| Starring | David Gulpilil Luke Ford |
| Cinematography | Ian Jones |
| Edited by | Tania Nehme |
| Music by | Graham Tardif |
Release dates | |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Yolngu Matha English |
Charlie's Country is a 2013 Australian drama film directed by Rolf de Heer. It was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where David Gulpilil won the award for Best Actor. It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and awarded the Best Fiction Prize and the Youth Jury Prize at the 2015 International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) in Geneva.
The film was selected as the Australian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.