Set in mid-1950s Australia, when communism was feared and rabbits overran the farmlands, the film chronicles a long, hot summer through the eyes and imagination of 9-year-old Celia. After the death of her grandmother, Celia is torn between the brutal games and rituals of childhood and the unfathomable world of adults. Nightmare monsters merge by day with the banal violence of adulthood, leading to catastrophic and surprising outcomes.
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Set in mid-1950s Australia, when communism was feared and rabbits overran the farmlands, the film chronicles a long, hot summer through the eyes and imagination of 9-year-old Celia. After the death of her grandmother, Celia is torn between the brutal games and rituals of childhood and the unfathomable world of adults. Nightmare monsters merge by day with the banal violence of adulthood, leading to catastrophic and surprising outcomes.
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