Bookworm at The Capitol Cinema
Bookworm
Mildred is a precocious 11 year old tomboy, wise beyond her years. An only-child raised by a financially strapped solo Mum, she has escaped her humdrum suburban existence by immersing herself into literary adventures. Mildred’s long-dreamed quest is to capture proof that the mythological beast known as The Canterbury Panther exists. Proof that would result in a substantial reward that would help cure them from their financial doldrums. Her long absent father is Strawn Wise, a once semi-famous American illusionist, now reduced to making balloon animals at celebrity birthday parties. When an accident occurs leaving Mildred’s Mum in hospital, her one-time fling Strawn Wise, flies down to New Zealand to look after a daughter he’s never met. The unlikely pair agree to go camping while Mum recuperates. A child who has read every outdoor guide but never been camping and a magician more comfortable in Las Vegas bars, thrown together in an ultimate test of family bonding. Unbeknownst to the unlikely duo is what lies ahead; from treacherous encounters that will test their mettle, alongside a bitter divide between a hurt daughter angry at her long absent father. And through it all, a primal entity watches the duos every move, a deadly beast that may just be the solution to all their woes.
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Mildred is a precocious 11 year old tomboy, wise beyond her years. An only-child raised by a financially strapped solo Mum, she has escaped her humdrum suburban existence by immersing herself into literary adventures. Mildred’s long-dreamed quest is to capture proof that the mythological beast known as The Canterbury Panther exists. Proof that would result in a substantial reward that would help cure them from their financial doldrums. Her long absent father is Strawn Wise, a once semi-famous American illusionist, now reduced to making balloon animals at celebrity birthday parties. When an accident occurs leaving Mildred’s Mum in hospital, her one-time fling Strawn Wise, flies down to New Zealand to look after a daughter he’s never met. The unlikely pair agree to go camping while Mum recuperates. A child who has read every outdoor guide but never been camping and a magician more comfortable in Las Vegas bars, thrown together in an ultimate test of family bonding. Unbeknownst to the unlikely duo is what lies ahead; from treacherous encounters that will test their mettle, alongside a bitter divide between a hurt daughter angry at her long absent father. And through it all, a primal entity watches the duos every move, a deadly beast that may just be the solution to all their woes.
Bookworm
Mildred is a precocious 11 year old tomboy, wise beyond her years. An only-child raised by a financially strapped solo Mum, she has escaped her humdrum suburban existence by immersing herself into literary adventures. Mildred’s long-dreamed quest is to capture proof that the mythological beast known as The Canterbury Panther exists. Proof that would result in a substantial reward that would help cure them from their financial doldrums. Her long absent father is Strawn Wise, a once semi-famous American illusionist, now reduced to making balloon animals at celebrity birthday parties. When an accident occurs leaving Mildred’s Mum in hospital, her one-time fling Strawn Wise, flies down to New Zealand to look after a daughter he’s never met. The unlikely pair agree to go camping while Mum recuperates. A child who has read every outdoor guide but never been camping and a magician more comfortable in Las Vegas bars, thrown together in an ultimate test of family bonding. Unbeknownst to the unlikely duo is what lies ahead; from treacherous encounters that will test their mettle, alongside a bitter divide between a hurt daughter angry at her long absent father. And through it all, a primal entity watches the duos every move, a deadly beast that may just be the solution to all their woes.