30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala

Storm Boy (2018) 10

Australia | 2018 | 99 min.

Storm Boy is a moving story about unusual friendships and unconditional love. Mike Kingley tells his granddaughter a story from his childhood, which he spent with his father on a deserted Australian coast after his mother's death. His carefree life was changed forever when he found a nest of newly hatched pelicans whose mother was shot by hunters. With the help of his father and a local Australian, Bill, they managed to raise three adult pelicans. An exceptionally deep bond of friendship formed between Mike and one of the birds, Mr. Percival. But this idyllic time of fun was coming to an end.

CountryAustralia
Year2018
Duration99 min
Rating10
LanguageEnglish
SubtitleSimultanneous translation into
Directed by Shawn Seet
Screenplay Justin Monjo
Director of Photography Bruce Young
Music Alan John
Edited by Denise Haratzis, ASE
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Biography

A director and editor from Australia. He mainly focuses on TV productions. He has directed a number of successful TV series and films, such as the crime series Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011). Of his films, we'll mention Two Fists, One Heart (2008) and Storm Boy (2018).

Family, Friendship, Environment, Nature, Animals, Positive Choices, Indigenious, Childhood, Teamwork