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REPORTER: Prominent Indigenous actor David Gulpilil has been sentenced
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My Name Is Gulpilil

Prominent Indigenous actorDavid Gulpilil has been sentenced to a year's jail after...

REPORTER: Prominent Indigenous actor
David Gulpilil has been sentenced to a year's jail after pleading
guilty to assaulting his wife

Full Transcript

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REPORTER: Prominent Indigenous actor David Gulpilil has been sentenced
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to a year's jail after pleading guilty to assaulting his wife.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:15
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Vertigo Productions,Screen Australia,South Australian Film Corporation,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Movie Summary

Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.
The Darwin Magistrates Court said - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
The Darwin Magistrates Court said
His wife, Miriam Ashley, suffered a fractured arm - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:10
His wife, Miriam Ashley, suffered a fractured arm
'Cause I was a drunken, drunken man, growing up. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
'Cause I was a drunken, drunken man, growing up.
And I been smoking all my life. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
And I been smoking all my life.
Old man, you a bit tired today? - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
Old man, you a bit tired today?
Do you want to come down to the letterbox with me - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
Do you want to come down to the letterbox with me
I had a dance group, travelling around Australia. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
I had a dance group, travelling around Australia.
And I met my friends and girlfriends. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
And I met my friends and girlfriends.
ALL: ♫ Ahhh. ♫ - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
ALL: ♫ Ahhh. ♫
Just hello and goodbye. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
Just hello and goodbye.
And didn't have really... stay forever. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
And didn't have really... stay forever.
♫ When the highway sweeps beneath my restless wheels... ♫ - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:08
♫ When the highway sweeps beneath my restless wheels... ♫...
(SHOUTS) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
(SHOUTS)
(LAUGHS, SPEAKS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE) (SPEAKS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
(LAUGHS, SPEAKS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE) (SPEAKS INDIGENOUS LANG...
And deadpan. No expression at all. Just... - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
And deadpan. No expression at all. Just...
Oh, is that what you were doing? - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
Oh, is that what you were doing?
See, Nev's a real city boy but his dad's a tribal elder. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
See, Nev's a real city boy but his dad's a tribal ...
Oh, I'm sorry. You believe it'll take your spirit away? - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
Oh, I'm sorry. You believe it'll take your spirit ...
(LAUGHS) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
(LAUGHS)
They seen white men. White men catches them. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
They seen white men. White men catches them.