Storm Boy (2019 film)

Storm Boy is an Australian drama family film based on the novella by Colin Thiele of the same name. The adaptation was directed by Shawn Seet and stars Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney. Thiele's novel was previously adapted in 1976.

Plot
Based on the book, Storm Boy follows a young boy growing up on a largely uninhabited coastline of Southern Australia. He rescues three orphan pelicans and forms a close bond with the three.

Cast

 * Geoffrey Rush as Mike Kingley
 * Jai Courtney as Hideaway Tom
 * Finn Little as Storm Boy
 * Trevor Jamieson as Fingerbone Bill
 * Morgana Davies as Madeline
 * Erik Thomson as Malcom Downer
 * David Gulpilil as the Father of Fingerbone Bill
 * Simone Annan as Murujuga Lawyer
 * Thibul Nettle as Police Officer (as Stinga-T)
 * Luca Asta Sardelis as Smirking Schoolgirl #1
 * David John Clark as Police Senior Constable
 * Chantal Contouri as Julie Sims

Production
Storm Boy, an Ambience Entertainment production, was shot along the Coorong and in Adelaide, South Australia in July-August 2017. The Hudson Hornet used in the filming was supplied by a local South Australian car collector.

Release
The film opened in theaters in Australia and New Zealand on 17 January 2019, the United States and elsewhere on 5 April 2019.