Celia (1989 film)

Celia
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Directed byAnn Turner
Written byAnn Turner
Produced byGordon Glenn
Timothy White
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Simpson
Edited byKen Sallows
Music byChris Neal
Production
company
Seon Film Productions
Distributed byHoyts Distribution
Release dates
Running time
103 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese
BudgetA$1.4 million[1]
Box officeA$23,336 (Australia)
¥32,255 (Japan)

Celia (also known as Celia: Child of Terror) is a 1989 Australian horror drama film written and directed by Ann Turner, and starring Rebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie, Victoria Longley, and Mary-Anne Fahey. Set in 1957, the film centers on an imaginative young girl growing up on the outskirts of Melbourne during the Red Scare, whose fantastical view of the world around her brings about grim results.

Released in Australia in 1989 and the United States in 1990, Celia received praise from critics its performances, particularly that of Smart.

  1. ^ Quinn 1993, p. 269.