Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
Bookworm
“Adventure called her name... Unfortunately dad answered.”
Overview
Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
Director
Ant Timpson
Status
Released
Production
Firefly Films, Nowhere
Cast
Nell Fisher
Mildred
Elijah Wood
Strawn Wise
Michael Smiley
Arnold
Vanessa Stacey
Angelina
Morgana O'Reilly
Zo
Millen Baird
Doctor
Nikki Si'ulepa
Dotty
Theo Shakes
Reginald
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Official Trailer
Bookworm | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical
