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Set in mid 1950s Australia, with the fear of communism in the air, Ann Turner’s refreshingly unsentimental debut feature depicts a long hot summer seen through the eyes and over-active imagination of nine-year-old Celia. Shaken by the death of her beloved Grandmother, Celia finds herself adrift between the cruel games and rituals of childhood and the incomprehensible world of grown-ups. With monstrous creatures stalking her dreams by night, those imagined terrors blur by day with the banal brutality of the adult world and lead to tragic and shocking consequences.Presented from a stunning new 2K restoration, this dark fable of childhood’s end ranks alongside Lord of the Flies, The 400 Blows, Stand By Me and Pans Labyrinth.BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Celia (1988) presented from a new 2K restoration by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Celia’s World (2021): a new, exclusive and expansive hour-long documentary on the film’s background and legacy made by specially for this release by Ann Turner. A filmed interview with director Ann Turner. There’s Something About Celia (2021): Alexander Heller-Nicholas, author of 1000 Women in Horror, in conversation with Maria Lewis at the Australian Centre for Moving Image, Melbourne. Extensive photo gallery. Booklet featuring essays by film historian Michael Brooke and professor Joy Damousi, and The Hobyahs, a traditional folktale featured in the film. Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C) World premiere on Blu-ray. MORE TBC