A questioning of religious beliefs and values as seen through the eyes of 11-year-old Malcolm, an altar boy. Malcolm lives with his mother and younger brother in a caravan and earns himself a bit of pocket money by doing jobs and helping out his elderly neighbour, Poppy. When Poppy suffers a stroke, Malcolm is faced with the dubious motives of his own mother and Poppy’s son Charles who is trying to find the Deed Box containing Poppy’s family papers and documents. Malcolm’s ultimate intervention achieves a kind of absolution for them all. Cast includes Malcolm Roberts (as Malcolm), Kim Dawson, Edward Primrose, Cathleen Cooper, Eli Roberts.
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ACMI Identifier
316158
Language
English
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Belief and doubt
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethics
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Faith
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Values
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Values
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Values
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)