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Cunnamulla (2000)

Cunnamulla poster
Directed by
Dennis O'Rourke
Genre
documentary film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows daily life in a small remote Australian outback town. It follows local residents as they go about their routines and face the hardships of isolation and poverty.

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What happens

Cunnamulla is a 2000 Australian documentary directed by Dennis O'Rourke about the town Cunnamulla in Queensland, Australia. The film was highly controversial due to its depiction of life in an Australian outback town and the techniques used to make the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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