In 1969 Western Australia, mid-teen Willie Johnson, an aborigine from Broome, attends a Catholic boarding school in Perth, the school under the direction of headmaster Father Benedictus, who uses temptation of the flesh--in the form of food--to bribe his charges.
Willie's mother wants Willie to become a priest, something he, at his tender age, has no reason not to want himself, that is until... On a vacation back at Broome, he falls in love at first sight with Rosie, the young woman in town who loves to sing.
Having no experience with girls, he is both not confident enough to tell her that when he asks to spend time with her he's asking her on dates, and jealous of any attention other boys pay to her or visa versa. Back in Perth, incidents with Father Benedictus and his attraction to Rosie make Willie realize that what he really wants right now is to be at home in Broome, so he runs away and tries to make his way back home.
Along the way he meets an odd assortment of characters, including Tadpole, a vagabond who claims to be his uncle; traveling hippies Slippery and Annie, one of whom might not be an actual hippie; and Roxanne, a lusty desert woman who has a tree of condoms.
All the while, Father Benedictus is hot on Willie's trail, determined to bring him back to Perth. Will Willie get home? If not, who or what will stop him?
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Bran Nue Dae
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All the Way Jesus
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If I Give My Heart
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Seeds That You Might Sow
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Child of Glory
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Light a Light
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"Nothing I Would Rather Be'
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Long Way Away From My Country
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Feel Like Going Back Home
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Afterglow
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Black Girl
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Listen to the News
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Nothing I Would Rather Be (Finale)
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Jimmy Chi:
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Bran Nue Dae
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Bran Nue Dae (Millya Rumarra recording)
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Nyul Nyul Girl
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Zorba's dance
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Mikis Theodorakis:
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Six White Boomers
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Stand by Your Man
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Bran Nue Day (Film Version) (Dan Sultan)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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All the Way Jesus (Jessica Mauboy)
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Seeds That You Might Sow (Dan Sultan)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Feel Like Going Back Home (Ernie Dingo & Missy Higgins)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Light a Light (Jessica Mauboy & Brendon Boney)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Nothing I Would Rather Be (Bran Nue Dae Cast)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Nyul Nyul Girl (Dan Sultan)
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Broome Love Theme (Bran Nue Dae Gypsy Orchestra)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Long Way Away from My Country (Ernie Dingo)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Is You Mah Baby (Ernie Dingo)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Six White Boomers (Rolf Harris)
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Zorba's Dance (Chooky Dancers Remix) (David Bridie)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Afterglow (Missy Higgins)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Listen to the News (Ernie Dingo)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Black Girl (Dan Sultan)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Stand By Your Man (Jessica Mauboy)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Nothing I Would Rather Be (Brendon Boney & Geoffrey Rush)
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Road Movie Medley (Bran Nue Dae Gypsy Orchestra)
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Child of Glory (Bob Faggetter)
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Going Back Home (Stephen Pigram)
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Bran Nue Dae (Millya Rumarra Recording) (Jimmy Chi)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Blesssed (from Blessed)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Death Defying Acts Suite (from Death Defying Acts)
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Staircase/Fletchers House (from Two Hands)
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Wedding (from La Spagnola)
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The City (from Night)
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Placid Bossa (from Rage In Placid Lake)
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Search (from Book of Revelation)
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Combat (from Beneath Hill 60)
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Mundi Mundi (from Lillian's Story)
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Let There Be Light (from Night)
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The Power of the City (from Night)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Love (from Beneath Hill 60)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Leaving Maria (from the Sound of One Hand Clapping)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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But I'm Your Artie (from the Sound of One Hand Clapping)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Ceduna Beach (from Black & White)
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Sex - the Women's Lament (from Book of Revelation)
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The Dream of Love (from Hurrah)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Bran Nue Dae (from Bran Nue Dae)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Zorba's Dance (Chooky Dancers Remix) (David Bridie)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Mundi Mundi (from Lillian's Story)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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But I'm Your Artie (from the Sound of One Hand Clapping)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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Sex - the Women's Lament (from Book of Revelation)
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Cezary Skubiszewski:
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