Based on the beloved book, the emotional tale of a young boy growing up on the beautiful but uninhabited coastline of Southern Australia who unexpectedly rescues and then raises three orphaned pelicans. When he forms a close bond with them, he finds himself at odds with his fisherman father and his life takes a new and unexpected turn.
MPAA rating: PG; for some thematic elements, mild peril and brief language.|||general
Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation present ; Piccadilly Pictures in assocation with ACPI Investments Ltd., Aurora Media Holdings and Salt Media & Entertainment ; an Ambience Entertainment production ; produced by Michael Boughen, Matthew Street ; screenplay by Justin Monjo ; directed by Shawn Seet.
Based on the novella by Colin Thiele.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney, Trevor Jamieson, Morgana Davies, Erik Thomson, Finn Little, David Gulpilil.
DVD, widescreen, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1.
English audio; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Editor, Denise Haratzis ; director of photography, Bruce Young ; music, Alan John.