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Directed and co-written by Tim Brown, this family film follows teenager Ridley (Milan Burch) not long after the death of his father as he and his mother Gloria (Victoria Hill) go to Australia to live with Spencer (Bill Nighy), his estranged grandfather. Tensions between Ridley and Spencer are high, and to make matters worse, Ridley finds himself lost in the Australian outback. But after rescuing Buckley, a dingo with its leg ensnared in a trap, the boy and wild animal form a bond of companionship as Ridley attempts to find his way home. Co-starring Martin Sacks.