More than a romcom, Top End Wedding shows the yearning for reconciliation | Bryan Andy

Representations of Indigenous Australians are rarely accorded such scenic flights of fancy. This film promises a new dawn

Confession: I’m a romcom fan. I know it’s not popular for a bloke, let alone a gay bloke like me, to say he loves a romantic comedy. But there it is.

I point to Disney as the main culprit behind my fascination with a narrative arc that ends in happily ever after. I’ve supplemented these childhood foundations with romantic epics influenced by my Wiradjuri-hailing nan and her middle-of-the-road, nostalgic worldview.

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