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Bestselling author Trent Dalton’s semi-autobiographical novel Boy Swallows Universe has lifted off the page and onto our screens as a seven-part Netflix series – and this love letter to hope; a brutal yet tender portrayal of human struggle – also feels like a love letter to Brisbane’s working class suburbs, in all its 1980’s grittiness.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESet and filmed in Brisbane and surrounds with the support of Screen Queensland, Boy Swallows Universe is a coming-of-age story that follows 12 year old Eli Bell as he navigates the challenges of his tumultuous upbringing, confronting crime, family secrets, and the magical escapism of storytelling. 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