23 year old Jack Flange (Alex O’Lachlan), moves from Sydney to a small oyster-farming community to work for Brownie (David Field) and his old man Mumbles (Jim Norton), one of the founding families of the river who are now almost bankrupt.
Jack has moved to the river to be closer to his sister Nikki who is recovering from a car accident in a private hospital nearby. In a desperate bid to find money for her hospital bills, Jack robs the Sydney Fish Markets and posts the proceeds to himself upriver where he waits for the package to arrive.

Set in the beautiful environs of the Hawkesbury River and also starring Jack Thompson, Oyster Farmer is the anticipated first feature from award-winning short filmmaker Anna Reeves.

“beautifully observed and photographed scenes“
“the originality of the setting is a significant component in the film's success.“
“distinctive“
“wonderful cast“
“O'Lachlan and Glenn...give radiant performances“
“when place alongside other recent Australian films such as Three Dollars...it seems evident that things are starting to improve in the local market“
“Australian films are once again worth looking forward to.“
4 Stars
David Stratton, THE AUSTRALIAN

“Stunningly assured work from Armstrong“
“glorious“
“a wicked sense of humour“
“richly amusing“
“terrific“
“thumbs up”
7/10
Rob Lowing, THE SUN-HERALD

“delightful“
“fine performances“
Paul Le Petit, THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

“It sparkles and it broods...it's surface glimmering with speckled light and shade“
“seductive and affectionate“
Sandra Hall, SMH

“stunning landscape“
“impressive“
Vicky Roach, DAILY TELEGRAPH

“A film of considerable qualities”
“beautifully evoked”
“convincing and very well acted”
“terrific”
4 Stars
David Stratton, At the Movies
3.5 Stars
Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies

"From go to woe, Oyster Farmer is a pearl - I wish all of our locally made movies were this satisfying"
4 Stars Megan Spencer, THE MOVIE SHOW
4½ Stars Jaimie Leonarder, THE MOVIE SHOW

“Sparkling with spectacular scenery and a brilliant Aussie Cast...This Aussie film is a charmer“
4 Stars
Rachel Smith, TV Week

“Lovingly shot”
“plenty of movie pearls here...”
Pete Kempshall, NW Magazine

"So stunning you'll be lost for adequate superlatives"
Clare Joyce, EMPIRE MAGAZINE

"David Field and dry-witted Jim Norton are brilliant"
"an engaging, charmingly rustic piece of Australiana"
James Mitchell, FILMINK MAGAZINE

“A highlight is the rough and haggard scenery“
SMH METRO

“Alex O'Lachlan and Diana Glenn give Jack and Pearl an irresistibly sexy glow.“
“Oyster Farmer is a wholehearted if unvarnished look at an Australian way of life fast disappearing under a rising tide of bland modernity. If you want to get back there, even for a few minutes, it's the way to go.“
Peter Thompson, THE SUNDAY PRORGRAM

"engaging, revealing and funny"
"a remarkably assured debut for writer/director Anna Reeves"
"breathtakingly beautiful"
"Performances are all excellent"
"Oyster Farmer is the best Australian film of the year."
Louise Keller, www.urbancinefile.com.au

"a notable debut for Aussie director Anna Reeves"
"O'Lachlan is one of the film's trump cards"
Richard Kuipers, VARIETY

“Written and directed by Anna Reeves, the film has a fresh, original feel”
Sacha Molitorisz, The Sydney Morning Herald

"It's the sort of film Hollywood hasn't mastered yet. A wonderful cast"
SMH Spectrum

“Oyster Farmer is that rare thing – a gentle, sweet movie of character and wit”
“It announces Anna Reeves as a writer / director with an idiosyncratic talent”
“Full of authentic sounding dialogue”
“The cast is uniformly excellent and the script is full of genuine inspiration”
Peter Galvin, IF Magazine

"A great Australian film"
"A stunning feature directorial debut from Anna Reeves"
"Alex O'Lachlan is a star on the rise, the new Russell Crowe, appealing and charismatic"
"gorgeous"
"Oyster Farmer is funny, human, sexy and glorious, one of the best Aussie films in years, and one destined for both local and international success."
Paul Fischer, DARK HORIZONS

“striking humour”
“scenes fuse brilliantly to create spirited, interchangeable story about life, love and lies.“
4/5
Monica Higgins, 3D WORLD

“engaging and entertaining“
“effective use of knockabout, no-nonsense humour...capturing the ebb and flow of a unique way of life“
Leigh Paatsch, HERALD SUN

“the scenery is pretty damn nice and makes us want to sell the place and move north to live among the mangroves.“
Clarke Forbes, SUNDAY HERALD SUN

“intriguing”
Philippa Hawker, THE AGE

“beautiful, funny”
“engaging”
“fabulously photographed“
“Oyster Farmer positively breathes Australiana in the most positive and entertaining sense.“
“Give us five films this good each year and our troubles with the Australian film industry will be over“
3.5 Stars
Jim Schembri, THE AGE

“Appealing”
“lovely”
3.5 Stars
Tom Ryan, THE SUNDAY AGE

“Seductive”
“Well-performed”
3 out of 4 Stars
Stan James, ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

“affectionate and believable”
“touching”
3 stars
Kirsten Heysen, SUNDAY MAIL

“Australian features are worth the effort”
3 stars
Des Partridge, THE COURIER MAIL

“charming”
“Stunning”
“Exquisite”
“the characters and setting slowly seduce you”
“there’s plenty to admire”
3.5 stars
Chris Bartlett, THE SUNDAY MAIL