i can not see how a film of this quality only get an average of 5 . 7 from imdb voter . it a classic australian production that resemble recent effort such a love and other catastrophe and the sugar factory and occasional coarse language and russian doll and sample people and the secret life of u and la spagnola and strange planet and fresh air and dust off the wing and do time for patsy cline and etc . and a a 19 year old uni student ( newton and in perhaps his best role yet and on par with changi at least ) with a bored and over religious mother get the shock of his life when she decide to enrol in the same course a him and before you go think another goofy movie and it not and there some real substance here . sure and it a simplistic view of life in general and arts student in particular ( but then they be rather simplistic under all that philosophical mumbo jumbo aren not they . ) and and maybe the study of sinead cusack character be a little muddle at time and but the film be bright and funny and and have some important message . the principle cast be terrific represent cusack and newton be wonderful and and rise byrne ( see her also in the goddess of 1967 ) be so underrated it not funny . she a beautiful and fresh and confident actor who deserve every accolade she receive . i give my mother frank positive .