心靈旅程（紐西蘭/2017/劇情）
THE INLAND ROAD (NEW ZEALAND/2017/DRAMA)
THE INLAND ROAD
語言：英語
Language: English
劇介
十六歲的Tia與媽媽鬧翻之後搭便車到鄉下尋找父親，但一場嚴重車禍導致她的計劃泡湯，父親拒絕收留她，還要求她回家和母親一起解決問題，但Tia可不這麼想。她回頭去找一同遭遇車禍的陌生人，並搬到他們的農場。當這家人試著面對失去至親的痛苦，人與人的關係界限也變得模糊。這是一個關於一名青少女尋找歸屬感的動人故事。
導演：潔姬凡比克
編劇：潔姬凡比克，大衛艾略特
製片：亞倫華森
製作公司：Sabertooth Films Ltd
演員：葛洛莉亞波帕塔，雀兒喜派斯頓克蕾芙，大衛艾略特，茱迪希洛克，喬治亞史皮蘭
獎項：
潔姬凡比克
• 2017年柏林影展Generation 14plus單元最佳影片入圍
• 2017年西雅圖國際電影節新導演競賽單元入圍
• 2017年西雅圖國際電影節新導演競賽單元
影評：
• ……一部觀察入微的劇情片，充滿了慈悲、同理心和沉靜，以理解的眼光看待最輕率和棘手的行為，增添了共鳴的情感深度。
• 紐西蘭與世隔絕的奧塔哥地區有著絕美的山景，為這部成長電影提供了風景優美的背景，也是這個故事最獨特的層面。
• 潔姬凡比克首次執導劇情片，她敏銳掌握了女主角心理狀態，讓觀眾對一個躁動青少女複雜的情感生活有了深入的洞察。一部細膩的影片，描繪了可見和無法看見的傷口。
Synopsis
After falling out with her Mum, sixteen-year old Tia hitchhikes down the country to find her father. But her plans are thwarted when she gets caught up in a nasty car accident. Her father refuses to take her in, instead telling her to go home and sort things out with her mother. But Tia has other plans. She seeks out the strangers involved in the car accident and moves onto their farm. But relationships blur and boundaries are tested as the family attempts to cope with the loss of a loved one. A heartfelt story about a teenager searching to belong.
Director: Jackie van Beek (Debut)
Writers: Jackie van Beek, David Elliot
Producer: Aaron Watson
Production Co: Sabertooth Films Ltd
Cast: Gloria Popata, Chelsie Preston Crayford, David Elliot, Jodie Hillock, Georgia Spillane
Awards:
Jackie van Beek
• Generation 14plus – Best Film Nominee, Berlin International Film Festival, 2017.
• New Directors Competition Nominee, Seattle International Film Festival, 2017.
• New Directors Competition – Special Jury Mention, Seattle International Film Festival, 2017.
Reviews:
• …the sensitively observed drama is shot through with kindness, compassion and compelling stillness, viewing even the most thoughtless actions and thorny behavior in an understanding light that adds resonant emotional depths to the open-ended payoff.
• The ruggedly beautiful landscapes of New Zealand’s isolated Otago region provide a scenic backdrop to — and the most unique aspect of — a slender coming-of-age tale.
• In her debut feature film, Jackie van Beek's keen grasp of her protagonist's state of mind makes for a gripping insight into the complex emotional life of a restless young woman. A subtle film about visible and invisible wounds.
