Summary
A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve social worker, and her own painful grief in the aftermath of her mother’s sudden death.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+26)
Critics 89Audiences 63GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer89%
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for family movies
typical 9595Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2019
November 7, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
FamilyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
16 of 16
- RWRhae-Kye WaitesGemma
Wayne BlairJay Jay- SCStella CarterTessa
Maurial SpearimDarlene
Rob CarltonStan- MWMary WaitesDaphne
Georgia BlizzardHeidi Goodell- LWLindsay WaitesWes
- LBLetisha BoneyValerie
- RMRodney McHughesEcka
- AWAnne WrightAunty Gloria
- SMSandra MurphyAunty Joy
- BSBrad SteadmanMr Glover
- CDCoco DaroSusie
- SBSarah BattyTessa's Mother
- BEBram EastmanStuart
Directing · 3
- Imogen Thomas Director, Screenplay, Producer, Set Decoration
- Kathleen O'Dwyer First Assistant Director, Production Manager
- Rachael Baihn First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Frayne Barker Script Consultant
Production · 13
- Stephen Vineburg Executive Producer
- Bloss Hickson Executive Producer
- Annie Bleakley Executive Producer
- Victor Evatt Production Coordinator, Producer
- John Fink Producer
- Antonia Barnard Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Gibbs Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Nicole Norelli Editor
- Jenny Hicks Editor
- Nick Meyers Consulting Editor
- Tania Nehme Consulting Editor
Sound · 9
- Peter Michael Davison Music
- Ben Fink Music
- Glenn Skuthorpe Music
- Tom Heuzenroeder Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Liam Egan Sound Editor
- Sam Rogers Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Lissa Coote Production Design, Set Decoration
- Leanne Barnett Graphic Designer
Other crew · 3
- Essie Davis Thanks
- Justin Kurzel Thanks
- James Currie Thanks
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