Synopsis

 

A mother's death draws her three disparate, distant daughters back to their ramshackle childhood home where they are forced to confront their mother's legacy of half-truths, unfinished business and family secrets. The three sisters are finally able to lay to rest the ghosts of the past, along with the ashes of their mother's body.

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Based on Louis Nowra's play of the same name.

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Awards

1998 - Winner AFI Award Best Actress

         - Nominee AFI Best Film

         - Nominee AFI Best Achievement in Directing

         - Nominee AFI Best Achievement in Editing

         - Nominee AFI Best Achievement in Production Design

         - Nominee AFI Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source

         - Winner MIFF Most Popular Feature Film