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Satellite Boy

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Original title

Satellite Boy

Year

2012

Running time

92 min.

Country

Australia

Director

Catriona McKenzie

Screenwriter

Catriona McKenzie

Cast

David Gulpilil

Music

David Bridie

Cinematography

Geoffrey Simpson

Producer

Satellite Films

Genre

Drama. Adventure

Synopsis

Pete lives with his grandfather in an old abandoned outdoor cinema in the desert. When the old drive-in is threatened with demolition, ten year old Pete takes off to the city with his best mate Kalmain, to save his home. But the boys get lost in the Australian outback. Starving and thirsty, Pete has to remember some of the old bush skills his grandfather taught him to survive. Finally Pete and Kalmain reach the city, they save the old cinema and return home as heroes...

Awards: 2013: AACTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film & Best Sound

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Satellite Boy

2012

Catriona McKenzie