Caddie

2011 • 102 amaminithi

Mayelana nale movie

Based on the bestselling autobiography comes the heartfelt true-life story of Caddie (AFI Award winner Helen Morse, Picnic at Hanging Rock), a single mother struggling to raise two children during the throes of the Great Depression in Sydney. Forced to earn a living as a barmaid to support her family she befriends a colouful local, Ted (Jack Thompson, The Club) who steals her heart and leads her astray. Formidable in her resolve Caddie unexpectedly finds romance when she meets Peter (Takis Emmanuel) a Greek immigrant who shares her plight. Part of the Australian renaissance of cinema and winner of four AFI Awards Caddie sparkles in a new widescreen transfer and features a first-rate support cast including Oscar® nominee Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom), Melissa Jaffer, Drew Forsythe and Lynette Curran. (c) 1976 ANTHONY BUCKLEY PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD.