Janey is on vacation with her family at their beach house on the Mahurangi Peninsula in New Zealand. Her parents, Ed and Kate, are on the verge of divorce and sit around drinking whiskey all day, while Janey and Jim are left to their own devices. Cady, a local boaty who is having an affair with Kate, catches Janey's pubescent eye.
Cinematography
Hazy New Zealand coastline that feels like humid memory.
Acting
Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki's devastating stillness as Janey.
Direction
Jeffs' unflinching gaze at desire without exploitation.
Director
Christine Jeffs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marton Csokas later played Celeborn in Lord of the Rings — same country, infinitely different energy.
Based on Kirsty Gunn's novel; the film strips dialogue to expose what families don't say. The drowning mirrors Janey's submerged desires.
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