Celia
Celia

Celia

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1989
1h 43m
6.3(45 votes)
Drama
Fantasy
Horror

Overview

In 1950s Australia, young Celia is growing up with a sense of isolation and mistrust of the world that surrounds her. Her mother and father won't let her play with the kids next door because their parents are communists. Then her pet bunny is taken away because of rabbit overpopulation. And, more traumatizing yet, when her grandmother dies, she's the one to discover the corpse. To cope, she retreats into elaborate fantasies.

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28 members
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Rebecca Smart

Celia Carmichael

Rebecca Smart
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Nicholas Eadie

Ray Carmichael

Nicholas Eadie
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Mary-Anne Fahey

Pat Carmichael

Mary-Anne Fahey
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Victoria Longley

Alice Tanner

Victoria Longley
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Margaret Ricketts

Grandmother

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James Newman

Hobyah's Pack

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Alexander Hutchinson

Steve Tanner

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Adrian Mitchell

Karl Tanner

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Callie Gray

Meryl Tanner

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Martin Sharman

Evan Tanner

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Clair Couttie

Heather Goldman

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Alex Menglet

Mr. Goldman

Alex Menglet
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Amelia Frid

Stephanie Burke

Amelia Frid
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William Zappa

Inspector John Burke

William Zappa
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Feon Keane

Soapy Burke

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Louise Le Nay

Debbie Burke

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Shannon McNamara

Slim

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Luke Mathews

White Knight

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Deborra-Lee Furness

Miss Greenway

Deborra-Lee Furness
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Irene Inescort

Mrs. Casey

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Myles Sharpe

Vicar Mitchell

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Phillip Holder

Vicar Shaw

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Peter Lindsay

Mike Mayfield

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Robin Cuming

Doctor

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John Arnold

Detective

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David Burnett

Police Officer

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David Ashton

Pet Shop Owner

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Steve Payne

Government Official

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