Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
Acting
Elijah Wood commits fully to pathetic-magician dad energy
Cinematography
New Zealand wilderness shot like a fantasy epic
Practical Effects
Old-school creature effects that respect your intelligence
Director
Ant Timpson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Canterbury Panther is a genuine New Zealand urban legend, with reported sightings dating back to the 1990s.
Director Ant Timpson previously made Come to Daddy and regularly collaborates with Elijah Wood's production company SpectreVision.
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