Bookworm
"Adventure called her name... Unfortunately dad answered."
AdventureFamilyComedyDrama
Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
🎬 DirectorAnt Timpson
📅 Release2024-07-04
🌍 CountryNew Zealand, United States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioFirefly Films, Nowhere
🗳 Votes81
🔥 Popularity1
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🎭 Cast
Nell Fisher
Mildred
Elijah Wood
Strawn Wise
Michael Smiley
Arnold
Vanessa Stacey
Angelina
Morgana O'Reilly
Zo
Millen Baird
Doctor
Nikki Si'ulepa
Dotty
Theo Shakes
Reginald
🎥 Crew
Costume DesignerJaindra Watson
Executive ProducerAndres Rätsepp
Executive ProducerKelly Rogers
Executive ProducerAnders Erdén
ProducerLaura Tunstall
Production DesignJohn Allan
ProducerVictoria Dabbs
ProducerMette-Marie Kongsved
Executive ProducerToby Harvard
Executive ProducerPiero Frescobaldi
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🏷 Keywords
wilderness
💬 Reviews
When a little domestic incident with the toaster sees her mum in hospital, the young "Mildred" (Nell Fisher) finds she is to be looked after by her dad. Thing is, she hasn't seen him before - ever, and so the arrival of the enigmatically clad "Strawn Wise" (Elijah Wood) who makes his living as an illusionist, proves distinctly underwhelming to this rather cynical young girl. He is keen to please, …
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