81 mins |
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CTC
A 10-year-old must keep her grief-stricken immigrant family together in this moving Australian–Slovenian co-production. Reticent Moja, her well-meaning Slovenian father Miloš and her volatile older sister Vesna all struggle to cope with the impacts of a significant death. But Vesna is in denial about the demands of
late-stage pregnancy and Miloš barely speaks a word of English, so Moja is forced to assume the role of stabilising presence and cultural mediator – with little chance to mourn the loss of their mother. Sara Kern’s stirring feature debut dramatises the life-sustaining faith that things will turn out alright and the devotion
sought from loved ones while waiting for the tide to turn.
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A 10-year-old must keep her grief-stricken immigrant family together in this moving Australian–Slovenian co-production. Reticent Moja, her well-meaning Slovenian father Miloš and her volatile older sister Vesna all struggle to cope with the impacts of a significant death. But Vesna is in denial about the demands of
late-stage pregnancy and Miloš barely speaks a word of English, so Moja is forced to assume the role of stabilising presence and cultural mediator – with little chance to mourn the loss of their mother. Sara Kern’s stirring feature debut dramatises the life-sustaining faith that things will turn out alright and the devotion
sought from loved ones while waiting for the tide to turn.