Flat version of Nick Earls novel which makes the mistake of not adding any plot but removing voice over or Earls' voice. So you have a not-much story about a kid who spends a year with his aunt and attends BBC (the whimpiest school uniform ever).Richard Wilson is OK with his old-young face and semi-English accent, but isn't really a star; Emma Lung is irriating in a cypher role. The girl who played the aunt was alright as was the landlord and Wilson's nerdy friend. Victoria Thaine was too old to play a young girl.
Great design - all the smoking on the back deck of a bi Queenslander made me feel nostalgic for the 90s (esp the goon on the clothes line) and the music is pleasant and the visuals fine - but not enough to make up for the slow handling.
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