The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Imogen ThomasDirector
- Imogen ThomasScreenplay
Cast
- Rhae-Kye WaitesGemma
- Wayne BlairJay Jay
- Stella CarterTessa
- Maurial SpearimDarlene
- Rob CarltonStan
- Mary WaitesDaphne
- Georgia BlizzardHeidi Goodell
- Lindsay WaitesWes
- Letisha BoneyValerie
- Rodney McHughesEcka
- Anne WrightAunty Gloria
- Sandra MurphyAunty Joy
Stills
Themes
giant birddead mothercampfirefamily tragedybroken down cartruancyremote town