Overview
An adult's memoir of a childhood spent with his mother and two sisters in Australia in the closing year of WWII. While his father off fighting the Japanese, two Italian prisoners of war are assigned to help out on the family's estate. Later they are joined by two German refugee women. Problems of country life and personal tensions come to a head.
Fun facts
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the AACTA Award for Best Costume Design (2000)
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Maurice MurphyWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 18, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Australia
Production
Cast
Lisa HensleyDorothy
Steve BastoniAlfredo- Domenic GalatiJoseph
- Tara JakszewiczRachel
- Gertraud IngeborgMadame Gutman
Rhiana GriffithMercia- Nicholas BryantBrendan
- Joel PieterseDenis
- Michael HarropLieutenant Hood
- Garth RussellCorporal Sampson
Barry O'ConnorColonel Kelly
Peter HayesWilliam
Genevieve Clay-SmithNancy Cakebread
Bill HunterBrendan's Voice
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