Rain

Christine Jeff's directorial debut, shot on the Mahurangi peninsula, based on the novel by Kirsty Gunn.

It is summer. Thirteen-year-old Janey (Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki) and her family settle into their isolated cottage for another perfect seaside holiday. Her days are full of swimming and fishing. At night her parents give parties where the adults drink, dance and flirt. Janey is increasingly aware of the cracks in her parents' marriage. Watching her mother begin an affair with a visiting photographer, she starts to discover her own sexuality. Janey decides to grow up quickly. Too quickly...

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