Storm Boy
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A shortened version of the motion picture Storm Boy. Shows how a boy learns about life from an adopted pelican, an aborigine, and his own father.
Mike (Greg Rowe) is a lonely young boy wandering through the deserted coast of South Australia's Coorong, near the mouth of the Murray River. He and his reclusive father 'Hide Away' Tom (Peter Cummins) live in the isolated sand dunes facing the Southern Ocean. Mike encounters another recluse in the wilderness, Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil), an Aboriginal man estranged from his tribal people. Fingerbone names Mike "Storm Boy" and enlists the child's help caring for three orphaned pelican chicks. Eventually, Mike's Dad insists that he release the grown birds back into
Mike (Greg Rowe) is a lonely young boy wandering through the deserted coast of South Australia's Coorong, near the mouth of the Murray River. He and his reclusive father 'Hide Away' Tom (Peter Cummins) live in the isolated sand dunes facing the Southern Ocean. Mike encounters another recluse in the wilderness, Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil), an Aboriginal man estranged from his tribal people. Fingerbone names Mike "Storm Boy" and enlists the child's help caring for three orphaned pelican chicks. Eventually, Mike's Dad insists that he release the grown birds back into
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