Synopsis
Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's 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. Now, nearly 20 years later, a single and pregnant Sonja returns to Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.
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Technical team
Richard Flanagan Directing
Richard Flanagan Screenplay
Rolf de Heer Producing
Andrew Knight Executive Producing
Jackie O'Sullivan Executive Producing
Steve Vizard Executive Producing
Production
Australian Film Finance Corporation
South Australian Film Corporation
Artist Services