Episode of Series “Touch the Sun Series”.
Johnno, an energetic and sensitive 10 year old, resides in a small coastal fishing town. His father’s inability to come to terms with Johnno’s deafness exacerbates their already troubled relationship. To curb Johnno’s rebelliousness his father proposes to send him to a “special school”. On learning of this plan Johnno flees to a nearby island to live like Robinson Crusoe. An Italian fisherman, who has earlier befriended Johnno, finds him on the island and endeavours to persuade him to return and face his problems. Rated: G
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ACMI Identifier
300710
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Italians - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Deafness
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)