Underplayed Gems

Paper Planes (2015)

Paper Planes poster
Directed by
Robert Connolly
Genre
teen film, family film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
G
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 129 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young boy in Australia discovers he can make paper planes that fly very well. He decides to enter a world championship competition in Japan.

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What happens

Paper Planes is a 2015 Australian 3D children's drama film directed by Robert Connolly, which he co-wrote with Steve Worland and co-produced with Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles. The film stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman, and Ed Oxenbould. The film tells a story about Dylan, a young boy who lives in Australia, who finds out that he has a talent for making paper planes and dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan. It opened in Australian cinemas on 15 January 2015 on 253 screens by Roadshow Films. It grossed A$9.61 million at the Australian box office by the end of its run. The story is loosely inspired by an episode of Australian Story called "Fly With Me", and was the centre of a second episode, "The Meaning of Life". Paper Planes was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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