Satellite Boy
2012, English. Directed by Catriona McKenzie.
Courage can take you away from home. Love will lead you back.
When his grandfather's drive-in cinema and home in the outback town of Wyndham is threatened with demolition, a twelve-year-old Aboriginal boy must journey through Australia's bush country — equipped only with ancient survival skills — to stop the city developers.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 8 September 2012
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Catriona McKenzie
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Satellite Boy runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Satellite Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 September 2012. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Satellite Boy?
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Who directed Satellite Boy?
Satellite Boy (2012) was directed by Catriona McKenzie and stars David Gulpilil, Cameron Wallaby, Joseph Pedley.