Thicket (2017)
18-year-old Elliot lives and works on a small family-owned New Zealand dairy farm. He meanders out at dawn towards a herd of feeding cows where his attempt to take the wheel for the morning’s feed-out run is quickly overruled by his overbearing father. Elliot’s resentment grows with his increasingly apparent lack of autonomy and respect on the farm. A routine grocery trip sees Elliot bump into Laura, an enigmatic checkout operator and love interest, who pockets Elliot a pouch of tobacco on the sly, directing him to collect her later on that afternoon.
Director:
Julian Vares
Writer:
Julian Vares
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Tim Hamilton as Elliot |
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Peter Tait as John |
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Albertine Jonas as Laura |
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Mike Adams as Boss |
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Marguerite Ahearn as Mother |
| Camera | Eoin O’Liddigh | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nick Buckton | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Grayson Gilmour | Music Arranger |
| Production | Craig Gainsborough-Waring | Producer |
| Directing | Julian Vares | Director |
| Writing | Julian Vares | Screenplay |
| Art | Abbey Vares | Art Direction |
| Editing | Richard Lord | Editor |