Yolngu Boy is a traditional film that explicitly tells the story of three teenagers, Lorrpu, Milika and Botj. (Johnson, S 2001)The film shows the obstacles that teenagers would face, such as peer pressure, the quest for identities and conflicts between them. However, three of them had the same dream: to become great hunters. (Villella, FA 2001) However, the dream is difficult to achieve. Botj has just returned from six months of detention after stealing a motorcycle. Milika aspires to Australian rules football and is interested in girls, fame and cars. Unlike Milika and Botj, Lorrpu is the only one who appreciates and devotes the traditional culture of the aborigines and is determined to become the great hunter (Klindo, M 2001). Although the three main characters do not master ancient Aboriginal knowledge, they try to make canoes and hunt prey together to strengthen their friendship and traditional culture during the journey to Darwin. First of all, this essay will explore the friendship between three of them. Second, it will explain how they connect to culture. Initially their friendship was, but as time has changed and the good days are gone, their friendship is tested. Each of them faces different challenges. For example, Botj was imprisoned for straying into Aboriginal and contemporary cultures and violating the laws of both cultures. Thus, the community recognized that he was the “troublemaker”; especially the elders have abandoned it (Villella, FA 2001). However, Lorrpu and Milika did not abandon Botj. As he returns to the prison for the latest crime, Lorrpu convinced Milika and Botj to go to Darwin to find their indigenous leader, Dawu, who can save and allocate. .... middle of paper ...... connection of their culture. Works Cited Australian Consulate General Hong Kong, China 2001, Yolngu Boy. Available at: < http://www.hongkong.china.embassy.gov.au/hkng/AFF_Yolngu.html> [August 16, 2010] Elkin, AP, 1974, The Australian Aborigines, Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney.Klindo, M, 2001, “A failure to face reality”, World Socialist Web Sites. Available at: < http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/may2001/yoln-m17.shtml > [May 17, 2001] Ronald, M, Catherine, H, 1988, The world of traditional Aboriginal life of the first Australians: Past and Present, Aboriginal Studies Press, CanberraVillella, FA 2001. Yolngu Boy. Available from: . [August 17, 2010]Yolngu Boy 2000, Stephen JohnsonYolngu Boy Education 2000. Available on . [August 16 2010]