"Family is what you fake it!"

2021

1h 25m

5.7(24 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Emmy's book about living on an Australian farm is about to be a publishing sensation – and the CEO publisher and her handsome son are coming to see her country life firsthand. Only problem is, it's not her life!

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Cast & Crew

33 members

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Poppy Montgomery

Emmy Jones

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Hugh Sheridan

David Devereux

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Darren McMullen

Jack London

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Nicholas Brown

Miles Laundry

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Jeanette Cronin

Ellison London

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Asmara Feik

Violet

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Carie Kawa

Leslie

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Lynn Gilmartin

Clementine Jones

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Emily Liu

Ellison's Intern

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Molly Wright

Little Emmy

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Demi Harman

Avalon

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Joey Vieira

NY Cabby

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Stuart Fisher

Plane Passenger

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Josh Sowter

Waiter

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Lucan Smout

Daniel

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Helen Howard

Janet

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Jake Smith

Bearded Yob

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Gabriel Willie

Bartender - Emu Creek

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Adam Oriti

Flannel Farmer

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Colleen Saunders

Uptight Granny

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Isla Davies

Children's Choir

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Darcey Dymond

Children's Choir

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Hugo Gargan

Children's Choir

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Alexander Gooderson

Children's Choir

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Mia Roche

Children's Choir

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Ruby Roche

Children's Choir

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Denham Vieira

Children's Choir

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Izzy Westlake

Children's Choir

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Kayla Brown

Fairy floss lady/Vocal (Uncredited)

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Jasmine Flanders

Other bus passenger (Uncredited)

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Gabrielle Joseph

Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

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Karis Merie

Laughing Girl (Uncredited)

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Peter Phan

Bar Patron (Uncredited)

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