| Uniform Title |
Blueback (Motion picture : 2022) |
| Title |
Blueback. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, [2023] |
| ©2022 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (98 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow Entertainment : R-126218-9. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2022. |
| Based on the book of the same name by Tim Winton. |
| "Based on the beloved book by Tim Winton." -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Robert Connolly ; screenplay by Robert Connolly and Tim Winton. |
| Performers |
Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Ilsa Fogg, Eric Bana. |
| Summary |
BLUEBACK is a feature film adaptation of Tim Winton's best-selling and critically acclaimed novella; a universal fable for all ages about friendship, family and the power of one young girl to make a difference. While learning to dive, young Abby befriends a magnificent wild blue groper, beginning her life-long journey to save the world's coral reefs. When the quiet reef at her costal hometown starts to attract commercial fishing operators, its not long until she realises that the fish she calls a friend is under threat. Taking inspiration from her activist Mum, she takes on poachers and developers to save her friend. Showcasing the extraordinary beauty of the worlds oceans and wildlife, BLUEBACK is an empowering coming of age story. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9 ; Letterbox 2.40:1. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Winton, Tim -- Film adaptations |
| Friendship -- Drama |
| Fishes -- Drama |
| Fishers -- Drama |
| Diving -- Drama |
| Human-animal relationships -- Drama |
| Wildlife conservation -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Western Australia -- Drama |
| Genre |
Domestic drama (Motion pictures) |
| Coming-of-age films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Connolly, Robert, 1967- director, screenwriter. |
| Winton, Tim screenwriter. |
| Wasikowska, Mia, 1989- actor. |
| Mitchell, Radha actor. |
| Fogg, Ilsa actor. |
| Bana, Eric actor. |
| Winton, Tim. Blueback : a contemporary fable Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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