Temporal setting: 1954
Location notes:
The hydroelectric station at Butlers Gorge on the edge of Lake King William opened in November 1952. It forms part of the Derwent Hydroelectric scheme which was constructed from 1934. Slovenian immigrants, including Sonja's father, work on the Butlers Gorge hydroelectric project in 1954.
Shooting Locations
Butlers Gorge Power Station , South West Wilderness, Tasmania
Bronte Park Highland Village, South West Wilderness, Tasmania
The interiors of the pub and the cabin were filmed at the Bronte Park Highland Village, 378 Marlborough Highway, Bronte Park, Tasmania.
Mount Field National Park, South West Wilderness, Tasmania
Eerie, gothic scenes in which trees appear to bleed sap when Sonja's mother hangs herself, and scenes from Sonja's childhood when trees stand sentry alongside the road as they travel by car late at night were shot in Mount Field National Park.
Gallery
Temporal setting: 1989s
Location notes:
The film begins and concludes with misty scenic views showing lakes amidst the buttongrass.
Shooting Locations
Bronte Park Highland Village, Bronte Park, Tasmania, South West Wilderness, Tasmania
The landscape scenes at the beginning and end of the film were at the Bronte Park Highland Village, 378 Marlborough Highway, Bronte Park, Tasmania.
Temporal setting: 1989
Location notes:
The Gordon River is one of Tasmania's major rivers. It rises from Lake Richmond and runs to Macquarie Harbour on the Western coast. Strahan, a town North of Gordon River, offers river cruises which are popular with tourists. Bojan and his grown daughter Sonja talk together on the World Heritage Cruise here.
Shooting Locations
Gordon River, Franklin-Gordon Rivers National Park, South West Wilderness, Tasmania
Temporal setting: 1989
Location notes:
Sonja, the daughter of Slovenian immigrants returns to Hobart as an adult in 1989 to make peace with her past.
Shooting Locations
Hobart, Hobart and the South, Tasmania
Temporal setting: 1989
Location notes:
The foothills of Mount Wellington effectively constitute the land of Hobart, Tasmania's capital. Often referred to as 'the Mountain' by locals, Mount Wellington is 1271 metres (4166 feet) in altitude and a common tourist attraction for visitors to Hobart. Atop Mount Wellington Sonja reminisces with a family friend about the good times when her parents were young and happy together.
Shooting Locations
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