Botj

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SYNOPSIS

 

When Lorrpu dreams, he can see them again. Lorrpu, Milika and Botj as children, wading through the water at low tide, the sun warming their skin, great hunters in the making. It is an idyllic vision of the past in which every thing is just right.

Lorrpu with his spear, ever alert, moving in the way of his Yolngu ancestors, the traditionalist.

Milika, with his ever-present football, obsessed even then, with the idea of a glorious sporting future.

And Botj, always a few steps ahead, fearless, capable, with the sharpest eyes, the keenest sense of their surroundings, a born leader.

Then Lorrpu wakes and is once again confronted with reality…

 

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