THE BUTTERFLY TREE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Melissa George (Turistas), Ewen Leslie (Dead Europe), Ed Oxenbould (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day), Sophie Lowe (Beautiful Kate), Ella Jaz Macrokanis (film debut), Lauren Dillon (Crawl), Paula Nazarski (Australia Day), Steve Nation (Knock Off), Liam Hopp Yek Dodds (film debut), Tammy Linde (film debut), Sam Cotton (Unfinished Sky)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Priscilla Cameron (film debut), director, writer; Bridget Callow (Bitter & Twisted), producer; Caitlin Yeo (The Rocket), composer; Jason Hargreaves (The Fear of Darkness), cinematographer; Rodrigo Balart (Black Water), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Single father Al (Leslie) and his teenage son Fin (Oxenbould) are both bewitched by burlesque queen Evelyn (George), and when they find out that they are vying for the affections of the same woman, old wounds are reopened over the death of Fin’s mother…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This stylish and provocative Australian drama teaches the values of forgiveness and the power of self-love through a bizarre love triangle where the two guys vying for the girl’s heart are father and son.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH JULY 2018

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