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Paper Planes

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An Australian boy struggling to cope with conflicts in his family develops a passion for flight after a teacher helps him make a paper plane. His enthusiasm takes him all the way to Tokyo, where he competes in the world paper plane championships, a journey that helps him make new friends and reconnect with his father. Family drama, starring Ed Oxenbould, Sam Worthington and David Wenham

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Aldridge

If you can't remember the last film about paper-aeroplane throwing, there's novelty value at least to this feel-good Australian family drama with a whiff of magical realism about it. It also happens to be heart-warming and hugely likeable. Ed Oxenbould, who was memorable as the creeped-out grandkid in M Night Shyamalan's chiller The Visit, plays an outback lad who's a whiz at folding and flying paper planes. But his plans to enter regional heats for the World Paper Plane Throwing Competition look like being scuppered by grieving dad Sam Worthington, who's been barely functional since the death five months earlier of his wife. No prizes for guessing that paper planes ultimately play a key role in renewed father/son bonding. It's all as corny as Kellogg's, but it's worth catching if you and the kids are in the mood for some pleasant Oz escapism.

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rolenameDylanEd OxenbouldJackSam WorthingtonMaureenDeborah MailmanJasonNicholas Bakopoulos-CookeKevinJulian DennisonGrandpaTerry NorrisMr HickenlooperPeter RowsthornPatrickDavid Wenham

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rolenameDirectorRobert Connolly

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Theatrical distributor

Lionsgate

Released on

2015-10-23

Languages

English

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