Australia,
2002, 97 min
Directed by:
Brendan MaherScreenplay:
Sue SmithComposer:
Stephen RaeCast:
Juliet Stevenson, Richard Roxburgh, Tim Guinee, John Howard, Sam Dunn, Ewen Leslie, Bernard Curry, Chris Pattinson, Bill Young, Stewart ArmstrongPlots(1)
Born in the 1930s on a remote sheep ranch in New South Wales, Jill Ker learns early to love the untamable land-and the allure of books. While her brothers attend boarding school, she stays at Coorain, working beside her beloved father and learning from Eve, her strong-willed mother. Theirs is a stoic family, but years of drought take their toll on Coorain and on the Kers. Jill endures several family tragedies, growing into a young woman of passion and ambition. But Eve buckles under the weight of grief, inspiring her daughter to break free and find her own way. (official distributor synopsis)
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