Tasmania, 1954. Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja.Sonjas distraught father perseveres with his new life in a new country, but he is soon crushed into an alcoholic despair, and Sonja herself abandons him at the earliest opportunity.Nearly 20 years later, single and pregnant, she returns to Tasmanias highlands and her father, in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together. This film of the book was directed by the book's author Richard Flanagan. A good little story of a postwar migrant woman and her father's struggles in "pioneer" conditions in a work camp on Tasmania's rugged West Coast, and later in Hobart. Great photography and scenery. 

 

Release Date: 15/07/09

Language: English

Running Time (min.): 93

Rating: M

Colour: Colour

Dub Lang: English

Media Format: DVD