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The Map Reader

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The Map Reader

Oct 18, 2008

1h 30m

★ 6.1

Overview

Small-town New Zealand comedy-drama about Michael (Jordan Selwyn) - a 16-year-old whose passion for maps helps him escape his ordinary life and enjoy a state of isolation from those around him. But there are three women he can’t shut out – his single mother Amelia, a blind 20-year-old called Mary and Alison , a friend whose ‘grace betrays darker secrets’ apparently.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Arkles Entertainment

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Cast

Rebecca Gibney

Amelia

Rebecca Gibney

Jordan Selwyn

Michael

Jordan Selwyn

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Alison

Mikaila Hutchinson

Bonnie Soper

Mary

Bonnie Soper

Rachel Nash

Evelyn

Rachel Nash

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Simon

Sam Hall

Russell Wills

Carlo

Russell Wills

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Kevin

Mark Tronson

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Young Michael

Braydon Kearns

Michael Hurst

Alison's father

Michael Hurst

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Computer Teacher

Tyl Van Randon

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English Teacher

Jan Saussey

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