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The Map Reader (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
New Zealand ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Harold Brodie

Written By:
Harold Brodie

Actors:
Rebecca Gibney ..... Amelia
Jordan Selwyn ..... Michael
Mikaila Hutchinson ..... Alison
Bonnie Soper ..... Mary
Rachel Nash ..... Evelyn
Sam Hall ..... Simon
Russell Wills ..... Carlo
Mark Tronson ..... Kevin
Braydon Kearns ..... Young Michael
Michael Hurst ..... Alison's father
Tyl Van Randon ..... Computer Teacher
Jan Saussey ..... English Teacher
Stacey Houghton ..... Young Alison

Synopsis:

In a small New Zealand town, 16 year-old Michael (Jordan Selwyn) leads a lonely, introverted existence with his single mother Amelia (Rebecca Gibney) whose guilt and alcoholism threatens to drive her cherished son away. Uncomfortable with the adolescent exploits of his "friends", he finds escape through a passionate love of maps. Unexpected friendships with classmate Alison (Mikaila Hutchison), whose sweetness and innocence belie a dark secret, and Mary (Bonnie Soper), a blind young woman on the cusp of adulthood, rouse Michael from his isolation and send him on a journey of self-discovery. As his life begins to spiral out of control, Michael is forced into some difficult choices about the course of his life.

In a small New Zealand town, 16 year-old Michael leads a lonely, introverted existence with his single mother Amelia whose guilt and alcoholism threatens to drive her cherished son away. Uncomfortable with the adolescent exploits of his "friends," he finds escape through a passionate love of maps. Unexpected friendships with classmate Alison, whose sweetness and innocence belie a dark secret, and Mary, a blind young woman on the cusp of adulthood, rouse Michael from his isolation and send him on a journey of self-discovery. As his life begins to spiral out of control, Michael is forced into some difficult choices about his future.

Sixteen-year-old Michael escapes the realities of his small-town life by immersing himself within a world of maps. Yet his seemingly happy isolation is broken by the serendipitous arrival of two young women into his life. Mary is twenty and blind from birth, on the verge of voyaging into the world on her own. Alison is Michaels peer, whose grace betrays darker secrets. Suspended beside it all is Michaels single mother Amelia, who cherishes her son, while simultaneously pushing him away.

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