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Blueback

Name: Blueback
Director: Robert Connolly
Released: 2022

2022 film directed by Robert Connolly

FilmfilmQ113570329

Released: 2022
, December 29, 2022
Director: Robert Connolly
Screenwriter: Robert Connolly
, Tim Winton
Producer: Robert Connolly
, Eric Bana
Cast: Mia Wasikowska
, Radha Mitchell
, Eric Bana
, Erik Thomson
+7 more
Runtime: 103 min
Genre: family film
, drama film
Country of origin: Australia

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Blueback is a 2022 Australian drama film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay written by Connolly and Tim Winton, based on Winton's 1997 novel of the same name. The film centres on a young girl who befriends a wild blue groper while diving, and becomes a passionate activist for protecting the ecosystem of Australia's coral reefs from destruction. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Ilsa Fogg, Liz Alexander, Ariel Donoghue, Clarence Ryan, Pedrea Jackson, Erik Thomson, Eddie Baroo and Eric Bana.

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Title: Blueback
Based on: Blueback author: Tim Winton
FSK film rating: FSK 6 rating certificate id: 235146
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1.spio-fsk.de/asp/fskkarte.asp?pvid=711139641Retrieved 2023-01-22
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MPA film rating: PG rating certificate id: 54253
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1.“Bulletin No: 2768”filmratings.com/Content/Downloads/cara_rating_bulletin.pdfRetrieved 2023-02-02
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IFCO rating: PG
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1.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/75ED71A1005C817ARetrieved 2023-03-25
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EIRIN film rating: G rating certificate id: 49838
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1.eirin.jp/list/index.php?s_year=2023&s_month=10&e_year=2023&e_month=10&pageID=3Retrieved 2023-11-13
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Depicts: mother and daughter
Australian Classification: PG content descriptor: Mild themes · alternative name: BLUEBACK
Has characteristic: film based on a novel
Set in period: unknown
present day
Color: color
Director of photography: Andrew Commis
Narrative location: Bremer Bay located in: Shire of Jerramungup, Western Australia · country: Australia
Filming location: Bremer Bay
Exmouth
After a work by: Tim Winton object named as: Based on the book Blueback by Tim Winton
Review score: unknown
Main subject: fish
Film editor: unknown
Distribution format: unknown
Executive producer: Eric Bana
Set in environment: ocean
beach
coast
Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.39:1
Characters: Abby Jackson narrative role: protagonist
Date depicted: March 22, 2021

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