Ostrich

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0h 14m

★ 0.0

Family is everything...

Overview

Desperate for independence, mother, Helena secretly applies to university, uncertain of the response she will get from her conservative family. Her goal is sidetracked when she learns that her son is hiding a terrible secret.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Swinburne Film and Television School

Ostrich Trailers

Cast

Helena

Maria Elisabet Nordenberg

Noah

Ronan Mummery

Joseph

Andrew Blackman

The Principal

Emma Choy

Laptop Video - Extra

Ben Keller

Laptop Video - Extra

Gemma Carfi

Laptop Video - Extra

Ronan Mummery

Laptop Video - Extra

William Servinis

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