Paper Planes (film)

Paper Planes is a 2015 Australian 3D family drama childrens film directed by Robert Connolly which he cowrote with Steve Worland and coproduced with Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles. The film stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman and Ed Oxenbould. The film tells a story about Dylan, a young boy, who lives in Western Australia and dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan. It opened in Australian cinemas onJanuary 2015 on 253 screens by Roadshow Films. It grossed A9.61 million at the Australian box office by the end of its run. The story is loosely based on an episode of Australian Story called Fly With Me. It is the highest grossing Australian childrens film in history. Paper Planes was released on DVD and Bluray on June 24, 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment.

OnNovember 2013 it was announced that filming had begun in Perth, Western Australia and Tokyo with Robert Connolly directing. Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Julian Dennison and Ed Oxenbould star in the film.This film currently holds an 80 approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with a 6.210 average and a 66 audience score. By the end of its run it had grossed A9.61 million at the Australian box office. It is the highest grossing Australian childrens film in history. Simon Weaving of Screenwize called the film a wholesome, feel good tale of a primary school underdog who dreams of getting to the world paper plane championships in Japan. Jim Schembri of 3AW wrote in his review In one of the great career gear shifts in recent memory, Melbourne director Robert Connolly, who gave us such searing dramas as The Bank, Three Dollars and Balibo, delivers an adorable family film that is uplifting, warm, winning and, most of all, funny. Fiona Williams of sbs.com.au says theres a lot to like in Paper Planes ideas about ingenuity and resilience, and that may bode well for getting bums off the beach and onto seats in the films late summer school holiday release period. Be prepared to tap your reserves of goodwill to overlook its flaws. ........

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