Thicket

Synopsis

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.

CAST

Julian Vares

Director

Tim Hamilton

Elliot

Peter Tait

John

Albertine Jonas

Laura

Mike Adams

Boss

Marguerite Ahearn

Mother

Julian Vares

Director

Tim Hamilton

Elliot

Peter Tait

John

Albertine Jonas

Laura

Mike Adams

Boss

Marguerite Ahearn

Mother