Bibliograph

The rocket, Screen Australia presents a Red Lamp Films production ; written & directed by Kim Mordaunt ; produced by Sylvia Wilczynski

Type

Label

The rocket, Screen Australia presents a Red Lamp Films production ; written & directed by Kim Mordaunt ; produced by Sylvia Wilczynski

Language

lao

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Censorship classification : M15+

Main title

The rocket

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

Screen Australia presents a Red Lamp Films production ; written & directed by Kim Mordaunt ; produced by Sylvia Wilczynski

Runtime

Summary

A boy who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone around him leads his family and a couple of ragged misfits through Laos to find a new home. After a calamity filled journey through a land scarred by the legacy of war, to prove he's not cursed he builds a giant rocket to enter the most dangerous competition of the year the Rocket Festival. Set in the rarely seen tribal mountains of Laos, it is a universal story about the determination of a boy who has the odds stacked against him, about overcoming self-doubt, about forgiveness and the power of unconditional love

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

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Subject