Caterpillar Wish (2006)

A young girl's view on belonging and loss.

Director:

Sandra Sciberras

Writer:

Sandra Sciberras

Stars:

Victoria Thaine, Jamie Black, Susie Porter

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victoria Thaine	...	Emily Woodbridge
Jamie Black	...	Marc Peterson
Susie Porter	...	Susan Woodbridge
Wendy Hughes	...	Elizabeth Roberts
Philip Quast	...	Carl Roberts
Khan Chittenden	...	Joel Roberts
Will Traeger	...	Ewan Roberts
Martha Lott	...	Mary - Bookshop
Robert Mammone	...	Stephen Knight
Renato Musolino	...	Adrian - Police Officer
Romi Trower	...	Carrie
Sonara Krix	...	Topless Barmaid
Kate Whitbread	...	Annie - Dead Wife
Matilda Whitbread-Phee	...	Katie - Dead Child
Elspeth Ballantyne	...	Mrs. Woodbridge

Storyline

A young girl's view on belonging and loss.

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | ocean | policeman | bare breasts | book | 

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Taglines:

A coastal township full of secrets. A woman with a past. A child with questions. A man, too afraid to love.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 2006 (Australia)

Also Known As:

The Caterpillar Wish

Filming Locations:

Adam Lindsay Gordon Drive, Robe, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Best FX (Boom Sound), IndiVision, South Australian Film Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first film to be funded by the Australian Film Commission's IndiVision Project Lab.

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Goofs

Stephen gives Emily a tripod for her camera and then immediately attaches the camera to the tripod. However the tripod is of the style where a baseplate must be first attached the camera base and then clipped into the tripod head.

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Connections

Featured in Getaway: Episode #15.17 (2006)

User Reviews

Surprisingly Good but cinematography let it down

I'm over in Sydney on business and I popped in to see what was on in the local cinema. All the films that were on i'd seen, and the only thing I hadn't was Caterpillar Wish. I kinda groaned a little when I realised it was an Oz picture, I went in almost expecting a not great film. A "We have to show something home grown because the government says so" type film. BUT I was amazingly surprised! It was so much better than I expected. Oz really does have talent! The actors were pretty good, the only thing I felt that let it down a little was the cinematography. Things could have been a little tighter, I think the crash sequence (without giving anything away) could have been done more effectively, in my eyes it just didn't work.

Good fun! go see! :)