Bran Nue Dae is a coming of age film that follows the story of Willie – an Indigenous Australian living in 1969 Broome. Directed by Rachel Perkins, this Australian film describes Willie’s adventure through the outback on his way back to Broome after running away from a Catholic mission in Perth. Along the way he meets new people who enrich his travels: including a German hippie couple and a homeless man called Tadpole. Good morning, today I am to analyse and interpret clichéd characterisations of Indigenous Australians and Catholics throughout the film Bran Nue Dae and how these specific film codes have been used to position the viewer to perceive these social groups in certain ways. Importantly in making these analytical observations, it is