Four boys -- Maps (Daniel Radcliffe), Misty (Lee Cormie), Sparks (Christian Byers) and Spit (James Fraser) -- live in an orphanage in Australia's outback. All their birthdays are celebrated in December which creates a special bond between them.
When the Reverend Mother (Judi Farr) and Father Scully (Frank Gallacher) announce that a kindly benefactor has made it possible for the boys to have a December holiday, they are off to a small cove community on the gorgeous coast where they are to live with an old seaman Bandy (Jack Thompson) and his wife Skipper (Kris McQuade).
Here the boys meet Fearless Forte (Sullivan Stapleton), a motorcycle stuntman at the nearby carnival, and his Spanish wife Teresa (Victoria Hill), a teenage girl (Teresa Palmer) visiting her uncle, and a crusty old fisherman (Ralph Cotterill). They also freely explore the area as their own bonds grow. But when the boys discover that Fearless and Teresa may be interested in adopting one of the boys, their loyalty to each other is tested.
Adapted from a novel by Michael Noonan and directed by Rod Hardy.
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity, underage drinking and smoking.
My personal rating: C+
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