| Director | Richard Roxburgh |
|---|---|
| Genre | biographical film, coming-of-age film |
| Runtime | 104 min |
| Country | Australia |
| Box office | $2.6 million |
The film tells the story of Romulus Gaita, a Yugoslavian immigrant to Australia after World War II and his struggle to bring up his son, Raimond, in an isolated shack in the Victorian bush. Raimond's mother has an undiagnosed mental illness and engages in promiscuous behaviour, before taking her own life, and Raimond has to deal with the deterioration of his father's mental health.