Celia
The film shows a long, hot summer as seen through the eyes and overactive imagination of nine-year-old Celia in mid-1950s Australia, where dread of communism is prevalent and the country's farmlands are invaded by a plague of rabbits. The loss of Celia's cherished grandmother leaves her adrift between the brutal games and rituals of childhood and the unfathomable world of adults. With terrible creatures prowling her dreams at night, her imagined terrors become entangled with the banal harshness of the adult world during the day, resulting in sad and surprising outcomes.
Released: 1989-05-18