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Adaptation of Blueback Tim Winton , 1997 single work children's fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Blueback
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'While marine biologist Abby (Mia Wasikowska) is out on a boat examining the slow destruction of coral reefs, she’s called back home with the news that her mother has had a debilitating stroke, which has left her unable to speak. Abby begins reflecting on her childhood and the immense influence her mother, Dora (Radha Mitchell), had on her worldview. Through flashbacks, we meet the teenage Abby, played by newcomer Ilsa Fogg, who captures confidence and curiosity, taking a deep interest in protecting the bay where they live. In between amusing encounters with a local fisherman (Eric Bana), she maintains a bond with a groper fish affectionately named Blueback, who becomes a reminder of all the wonders the ocean has to offer and a path to healing a rift between Abby and her mother.'

Source: Toronto International Film Festival.

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Works about this Work

Dive into a Tale of Deep Beauty David Stratton , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 January 2023; (p. 13)

— Review of Blueback Robert Connolly , 2022 single work film/TV
From Loveland to Blueback : 10 Australian Films to Look Out for in 2022 Luke Buckmaster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 January 2022;

— Review of Loveland Ivan Sen , 2022 single work film/TV ; Three Thousand Years of Longing George Miller , Augusta Gore , 2022 single work film/TV ; Seriously Red Krew Boylan , 2022 single work film/TV ; The Survival of Kindness Rolf De Heer , 2022 single work film/TV ; Blueback Robert Connolly , 2022 single work film/TV ; Gold Anthony Hayes , 2021 single work film/TV ; You Can Go Now Larissa Behrendt , 2022 single work film/TV ; Elvis Baz Luhrmann , Craig Pearce , 2022 single work film/TV ; The Drover's Wife : The Legend of Molly Johnson Leah Purcell , 2020 single work film/TV
From Loveland to Blueback : 10 Australian Films to Look Out for in 2022 Luke Buckmaster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 January 2022;

— Review of Loveland Ivan Sen , 2022 single work film/TV ; Three Thousand Years of Longing George Miller , Augusta Gore , 2022 single work film/TV ; Seriously Red Krew Boylan , 2022 single work film/TV ; The Survival of Kindness Rolf De Heer , 2022 single work film/TV ; Blueback Robert Connolly , 2022 single work film/TV ; Gold Anthony Hayes , 2021 single work film/TV ; You Can Go Now Larissa Behrendt , 2022 single work film/TV ; Elvis Baz Luhrmann , Craig Pearce , 2022 single work film/TV ; The Drover's Wife : The Legend of Molly Johnson Leah Purcell , 2020 single work film/TV
Dive into a Tale of Deep Beauty David Stratton , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 January 2023; (p. 13)

— Review of Blueback Robert Connolly , 2022 single work film/TV

Awards

2024 shortlisted AWGIE Awards Film Award Feature Film (Adapted)
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