Secrets and Lies on the South Coast: The Caterpillar Wish

McFarlane reviews Sandra Sciberras film, The Caterpillar Wish in the context of Australian films chronicling rites of passage or coming of age. 'It is worth noting that this is a very well acted film. The young actors, Thaine especially, avoid teen-movie stereotypes and are of course helped in this by a screenplay that imagines them in convincing detail.'