The beguiling story of 12 year-old Billy, who is about to discover that growing up is a lot more confusing than he could have ever imagined.

He is a farmer’s only son who is out of step with the other boys at his school. He feels they only want to fight and play rugby and while he tries to be the same, he feels he was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player. Instead, he prefers to dream about an imaginary life in outer space. In this world, a turnip paddock becomes a lunar landscape and a cow’s tail a head of beautiful blonde hair which transforms him into “Lana” the heroine of his favourite TV show.

Critic Reviews:

• ” Bumps along wide-eyed, like a queer Stand By Me from down under, blue-ing up its spacey nighttimes and redding out its heated days with lush cinematography. “ – Billy Manes (Orlando Weekly)

• ” New Zealand writer-director Stewart Main’s adaptation of Graeme Aitken’s 1995 novel is a cheery, at times fanciful tale of a chubby New Zealand farmer’s son growing up in remote Central Otago and coming to terms with his feelings for other men. “ – Ken Fox (TV Guide)