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| A Family . . . A Stranger . . . A Miracle . . . Based on the book by Tim Winton. “From the director of the acclaimed black comedy, “Death in Brunswick”, comes this poignant film about a young boy’s belief in miracles. Ort Flack is an intelligent, inquiring twelve-year-old, with a heart as big as the wide-open spaces around him. His best friends are his dad Sam, Errol the chook, and Fat Cherry, son of the local garage owner. But the very moment the truck driven by Ort’s father ploughs into a roadside tree, the Flack family’s world is hurled into chaos. Things go terribly wrong. Ort’s mother is brave but helpless, his grandmother’s health is declining his sister Tegwyn is consumed by boredom and frustration. So, for inspiration and consolation each night Ort turns to the sky, he is entranced by what he believes to be a protective eye amongst the stars, watching over his family. One night a strange light appears over the house, which only Ort can see and when a mysterious stranger (Peter Coyote) appears at their door, Ort senses something momentous is about to happen – Henry touches something deep in Ort that gives him courage, comfort and faith. |