Bookworm

2024 104 min ★ 6.5 Adventure, Family, Comedy, Drama

Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.

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Cast

Nell Fisher

Mildred

Elijah Wood

Strawn Wise

Michael Smiley

Arnold

Vanessa Stacey

Angelina

Morgana O'Reilly

Zo

Millen Baird

Doctor

Nikki Si'ulepa

Dotty

Theo Shakes

Reginald

Details

Director

Ant Timpson

Screenplay

Toby Harvard

Tagline

"Adventure called her name... Unfortunately dad answered."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Firefly Films, Nowhere

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

September 15, 2024

★ 7/10

When a little domestic incident with the toaster sees her mum in hospital, the young "Mildred" (Nell Fisher) finds she is to be looked after by her dad. Thing is, she hasn't seen him before - ever, and so the arrival of the enigmatically clad "Strawn Wise" (Elijah Wood) who makes his living as an illusionist, proves distinctly underwhelming to this rather cynical young girl. He is keen to please, ...