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River of No Return (2008)

play May contain names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
clip 'I want to be an actor'

Original classification rating: PG. This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

Frances explains that she would like to be an actor like her famous uncle, David Gulpilil, and how she secured a role in the Rolf de Heer film Ten Canoes (2006).

Curator’s notes

As a child Frances told her mother that she wanted to be an actor like Marilyn Monroe. When Rolf de Heer arrives in Ramingining to make a film, Frances is selected for the role of the second wife.