Set in Tasmania, a boy is sent to stay with cousins while his mother is ill and discovers a wilderness adventure.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI Tasmanian wilderness — every rock and snake is real.
Writing
Esben Storm captures how kids actually talk when adults aren't listening.
Director
Esben Storm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Esben Storm was better known for cult horror; this family film was his 'respectable' project that critics largely ignored.
Shot during Tasmania's Franklin Dam protests, the wilderness here carries accidental political weight — this land was literally being fought over.
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