化蛹为蝶

A sleepy seaside town, in winter.


　　Emily, a seventeen-year-old schoolgirl, lives with her mother Susan. Emily never knew her father. According to her mother, he was a “tom cat” - a tourist who wandered into town one summer and was never seen again.


　　Susan is struggling to forget the past. She hasn’t spoken to her fervently religious parents for years, not since she shamed the family by falling pregnant at fifteen.


　　Emily actively pursues a friendship with father-figure Stephen, who spends his days fixing boats at the harbour. But Stephen has his own troubles, constantly haunted by the past, unable to keep the loss of his wife and baby daughter from his thoughts.


　　Stephen’s sister Elizabeth is married to the town policeman Carl. Elizabeth suspects Carl is being unfaithful but is scared to uncover the truth. Her son Joel has a secret love of his own.


　　When a Bible turns up with an intriguing inscription, Emily is the first to realise that hoping for change is not enough.

澳洲小清新片啊……警察叔叔是唯一的坏人 拍地

澳洲电影有个微妙的共性，就是暖色的结尾暗藏让人心神不宁的疑虑和无奈。一个没有父亲的女孩，一个失去妻子的男人，一个虽然完整但摇摇欲坠的家庭在一系列巧合中冲撞、破碎最后重组。不算有新意的故事，有些角色还显得多余。PQ那张脸真的只适合演Javert一类的冷面薄情男。

Why??? Such a F**king guy... Crying run away...