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This movie, a blockbuster in Australia, is about an Italian girl who lives with her Mom in Australia. Her father has been mostly absent from her life but she tracks him down to get to know him. She deals with her daddy issues, adolescence, school exams, and the death of a close friend, as well as the challenges of being in two cultures at once, in a realistic way. Any teenage girl will relate to Josephine's confusion and anger. My daughter saw the movie and immediately read the book (about a dozen times); we'd recommend both to everyone, but especially adolescent girls (of any culture).

I wish this movie were available to US audiences in either
dvd or VHS format. I taped this movie a few years ago on a cable
tv channel and fell in love with it. I loved not only the story but also the cast. Pia Miranda, Kick Gurry, Anthony Lapaglia and Greta Scacci do an incredible job. Their portrayal of what life is like when you don't fit into the mold is perfect. Josie is enchanting,as is Jake, but Anthony Lapaglia and Greta Scacci ultimately steal the show, as does Nanna. If you ever have the chance to see this movie, watch it. The motorcycle on the bridge scene is a real adrenaline rush.

They used to show this movie all the time on WE-Women's Entertainment network. It's an amazing film: the story is really powerful, and I wish I had thought to record it when it was on TV, because it never came out in the U.S., so no one ever made a DVD that will play on a region 1 player. But if you see it on TV, watch it. You can buy the book it's based on in paperpack or Kindle formats.

Watched this tonight while ironing (what an exciting life, huh!). Although, by the virtue of the nature of the medium, the film does not reach as deeply as the book, it is an excellent film, portraying the original intention of the novel, as far as I understand it, very closely.
At times funny, at times touching and recognisable. The character of AustrItalian culture, with all its idiosyncrases, is explored with taste.
Fab film.

An Italian-Australian girl pupil found herself of demand by male peers and older man, caught between usual for Australia ghetto of a local community separation and mainstream sexual activities.

Realistically reflecting segregation and apartheid constituting everything in that, for instance, part of a British Commonwealth, a movie provides a slice of information to outsiders having a distant from a relaxed, mostly sunshine and snow-free living environment.