Blueback (2022)

Directed by

Robert Connolly

Genre

drama film, family film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl falls in love with the ocean after meeting a giant blue groper fish. She grows up to fight for coral reef protection alongside her mother, confronting developers who want to destroy the local marine environment.

heartfeltgentleinspiringearnestnature-focusedhopefulreflectivesoft-spoken

What happens

Blueback is a 2022 Australian drama film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay written by Connolly and Tim Winton, based on Winton's 1997 novel of the same name. The film centres on a young girl who befriends a wild blue groper while diving, and becomes a passionate activist for protecting the ecosystem of Australia's coral reefs from destruction. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Ilsa Fogg, Liz Alexander, Ariel Donoghue, Clarence Ryan, Pedrea Jackson, Erik Thomson, Eddie Baroo and Eric Bana. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2022, and had its theatrical release in Australia on 1 January 2023. At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the soundtrack was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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