Forced to move in with her eccentric father after the tragic death of her mother, a 13-year-old girl (Anna Paquin) finds a sense of purpose when she discovers a nest of abandoned goose eggs. After nurturing them to hatching stage and becoming their surrog

Forced to move in with her eccentric father after the tragic death of her mother, a 13-year-old girl (Anna Paquin) finds a sense of purpose when she discovers a nest of abandoned goose eggs. After nurturing them to hatching stage and becoming their surrogate Mother Goose, she and her father (Jeff Daniels) struggle to devise a way to lead them south for the winter, ultimately sending the girl skyward in a makeshift ultralight plane. FLY AWAY HOME is based on Bill Lishman's autobiography.

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Enhanced for wide-screen TVs

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Language in surround: English

Language in dolby digital: English

Subtitles in English / Polish / Czech / Hungarian / Italian / Cantonese / Hebrew / Greek

...The film unleashes an arsenal of special effects that are dazzling to the eye....In addition to Williams' heartfelt, vulnerable performance, Hunt elicits humor and pathos...

11/12/1995
Variety

...[Paquin] is lovely and grave....The flying sequences are gorgeous... -- Rating: B

04/10/1996
Entertainment Weekly - p.45