Though altered from how it unfolds in the novel and original film, Mr Percival’s participation in a dramatic sea rescue is exciting and streams nicely into grandfather Michael’s conversations with Maddy about child-parent relationships. Talented juvenile actor Little captures all the joy that comes with the special bond between a sensitive boy and his best animal pal. The boy’s renewed friendship with his loyal, funny and clever companion is delightful. Though not expected to survive, the birds named Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival thrive under Michael’s loving care.Īfter all three have been returned to their breeding ground by a tearful Michael, Mr Percival returns.
In splendid sequences that illustrate important elements of aboriginal culture, Bill gives Michael the “Storm Boy” nickname and helps him rescue three pelican chicks whose mother was killed by nasty local hunters opposed to the proposed establishment of a local bird sanctuary. Spending his days helping dad and exploring the Coorong’s magnificent environs, Michael is befriended by Fingerbone Bill (Trevor Jamieson, excellent), an aboriginal man forced to live apart from his community. While the present-day sequences are fine, “Storm Boy” finds its glowing heart and soul in the lengthy flashbacks. Home for the duo was an isolated beachside shack on the edge of Coorong National Park, 100 miles southeast of Adelaide. At this point the film flashes back to the 1950s, when pre-teen Michael Kingley ( Finn Little) was a motherless boy living with his reclusive, emotionally scarred fisherman father, “Hideaway” Tom (Jai Courtney). Opposing the move is Downer’s daughter, Maddy (Morgana Davies), a 17-year-old whose passionate concern for the environment will strike a winning chord with many young viewers.Īn unexpected delay in the voting procedure allows Kingley to spend time with granddaughter Maddy at her family’s fancy seaside mansion and tell her tales from his unusual and eventful childhood. Pushing hard for a yes is Kingley’s son-in-law, Malcolm Downer (Erik Thomsen). In present-day sequences set in downtown Adelaide and coastal surroundings, Rush plays Michael Kingley, a retired businessman whose family company is about to vote on a proposal to lease land in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia to a mining company. The case involving allegations of inappropriate behavior during a theater production has attracted headlines for several months, and its outcome will doubtless influence the ticket-buying choices of some viewers. subsidiary and publisher of Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph. Australia’s Federal Court will soon deliver a decision on the defamation case brought by Rush against Nationwide News, a News Ltd. How well it performs will depend at least partly on public response to controversy surrounding top-billed star Geoffrey Rush, also one of the film’s executive producers.
In purely cinematic terms “Storm Boy” has all the ingredients for commercial success. theatrical release via Good Deed Entertainment is scheduled for April.
17, during the summer school holiday season. Sony will release the film Down Under on Jan. Adding a contemporary wrap-around story to the 1950s-set tale, and wringing well-judged changes to Henri Safran’s much-loved 1976 film, this version of “ Storm Boy,” directed by excellent Aussie small-screen helmer Shawn Seet, has the emotional heft and visual splendor to win the hearts of domestic and international family audiences. Colin Thiele’s 1963 children’s novel about a boy and his beloved pelican receives tender and touching treatment in its second film adaptation.
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