An Australian film that focuses on the hardships suffered by a typical lower-class family. I can feel you cringe, but there’s no need. This isn’t another clanger that relies on clichés and lame jokes, that portrays average Australians as simple and backward. Here are intelligent, warm, loving people struggling with a series of hardships with individuality, honesty and strength.

Many previous films have tried and failed to capture a particularly Australian aesthetic, and this picture succeeds because it is non-judgmental about the characters and their choices, instead choosing only to relay to us their actions. If you’re sick of seeing the same tired formula and need a break from flawless bodies, explosions and romantic clichés, search out this film. For another standout Australian picture, also check out writer-director Sarah Watt’s previous effort Look Both Ways.

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