The Waterhole

A heart-rending psychological drama The Waterhole explores the blurred margins of reality in the life of an abused twelve-year-old girl. . Growing-up in the natural beauty and dramatic volcanic landscape of New Zealands Coromandel Range school sports star Jolie Overwater has a home life she dare not expose. The intelligent unloved daughter of violent misogynist Victor and barely-functional rag-doll Ruth she is desperate for deliverance. . . Only at the waterhole does she feel safe; swimming in the cool water or listening to the stories of her mysterious friends enchanting little Mary and brave taniwha hunter Mahinarangi.. . Where do they come from? Can they help Jolie escape her father? What secrets does towering Blood Rock hold?. . Enter Jolies world where time and space refuse to conform to the laws of physics.. . Enter the world of the mind!