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A coastal town is full of secrets. When teenage Emily tries to find the father she never knew, her journey pushes a community further than it wants to go.
Treading well-worn territory, Sciberras directs her own script about a teenage girl searching for her father. She chooses the literary staple of exorcising social demons in the crucible of country life, that is, admittedly, therapy for all. Big themes are frequently compressed into micro-communities of super heroes and arch villains dressed as shopkeepers and local police. It gives us all a sea-change as Diver Dan and his ilk get to grips with searing intrigue, secrets and lies in a distant, yet familiar, location. Watching is like being on holiday, safe in the knowledge that we can leave when things get messy.
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