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Zach's Ceremony (2016)

Zach's Ceremony poster
Directed by
Aaron Petersen
Genre
documentary film, historical film, family film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenager named Zach and his father Alec travel to country for a traditional initiation ceremony. The film shows Zach navigating both Indigenous customs and modern life in Australia.

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What happens

Zach's Ceremony is an Australian coming of age documentary film. It looks at the transition to adulthood from an Indigenous cultural perspective. It features Zach Doomadgee and his father Alec Doomadgee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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