A young girl comes of age in the Australian bush amid natural disaster and family tragedy.
Acting
Juliet Stevenson anchors every scene with brittle grace.
Cinematography
The bush as character — beautiful and actively murderous.
Writing
Memoir adaptation that earns its emotional beats.
Director
Brendan Maher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jill Ker Conway became the first female president of Smith College — the film only hints at this future.
The 1952 drought depicted was part of Australia's harshest El Niño cycle; shooting locations were deliberately chosen for their eroded, haunted quality.
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