Storm Boy 1976
Storm Boy 1976
1h 28m | Drama, Family | Release date: November 18, 1976 (Australia)
Storyline:
Storm Boy tells the story of a 10-year-old boy, called Mick by his father Tom, and Storm Boy by the Aboriginal loner Fingerbone he befriends. This boy is growing up in an isolated corrugated iron shed next to a wildlife sanctuary. He lives with his father, who supports them by fishing alone. He is not attending school; he is illiterate and ignorant. Mick’s father resents any intrusion of their secluded life, be it a washed-up radio or a mob of idiot bird shooters who kill a number of birds before they are scared off by Fingerbone. Amongst the dead are some pelicans whose chicks are still in the nest. The boy brings them home to care for. His father isn’t keen, but permits it. Three pelicans become a lot to feed when they reach maturity, so his father insists on releasing them. Two are never seen again, but one, Mr Percival, keeps coming back. Another intruder is the new primary school teacher, brought by the park ranger. She is concerned about the boy’s education, and pushes hard for him to be sent to school, or at least to do schoolwork by correspondence. She means well, but she is resented by the father – he doesn’t want anything to change in their reclusive life.
User review:
I found this film on youtube after seeing a few clips on BBC2’s ‘Coast Australia’. I have just been to Australia and to the Coorong in particular, so was delighted to find the film, for all sorts of reasons.
The cinematography was very atmospheric, making the best of the scenery and the weather. The young boy – Mike or Storm Boy – a name given to him by Fingerbone, an Aboriginal man he befriends, was excellent in the part. By the way it has been wrongly stated in other reviews that this was David Gulpilil’s film debut – it was not – he played the young aboriginal boy in “Walkabout” some years earlier. Gulpilil is always a fine actor.
The pelicans were a delight – I had no idea they could be trained like that and watching them and the interaction with Storm Boy was extraordinary. It might be classed as a film for children, but many adults would enjoy it – I certainly did.
Directors: Henri SafranIan Goddard
Writers: Sonia Borg, Colin Thiele
Stars: Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins, David Gulpilil
Country of origin: Australia
Languages: English, Aboriginal
Also known as: Storm Boy
Filming locations: The Coorong, South Australia, Australia
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 1.48 GiB
Duration : 1 h 28 min
Overall bit rate : 2 386 kb/s
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