Storm Boy (1976 film)

Mike (Greg Rowe) is a lonely young boy wandering through the fierce deserted coast of South Australia's Coorong, near the mouth of the Murray River.

He and his reclusive father 'Hide Away' Tom (Peter Cummins) live in the isolated sand dunes facing the Southern Ocean.

In search of friendship, Mike encounters another recluse in the wilderness, Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil), an Aboriginal man estranged from his tribal people.

With the wise guidance of Fingerbone Bill, Mike learns of the cycle of life and is eventually sent by his father to attend boarding school for which the people of the nearby village raised the money.

The new Storm Boy film, produced by Michael Boughen and Matthew Street, has a screenplay written by Justin Monjo and is directed by Shawn Seet.