That Eye, the Sky. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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That Eye, the Sky
Tim Winton, 1987
movie vs book
John Ruane, 1994

Twelve-year-old Ort Flack resides in the Australian outback with his mother and sister Tegwyn. Additionally, the three of them must care for their elderly grandmother and their father, who is paralyzed. One mother cannot easily provide for everyone. But one day, Henry, a mystery stranger, arrives at their abandoned home and offers to help them.