9 ▁Australian - B rit ish ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Les lie ▁Norman ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Ray ▁Law ler ▁play ▁Summer ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent e enth ▁D oll . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Season ▁of ▁Pass ion . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Queensland ▁sugar c ane ▁cut ters ▁Ro o ▁and ▁Bar ney ▁spend ▁the ▁off ▁season ▁in ▁Sydney ▁each ▁year , ▁seeing ▁their ▁girl fri ends . ▁For ▁six teen ▁years ▁Ro o ▁has ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁with ▁bar ma id ▁O live , ▁bringing ▁her ▁a ▁k ew pie ▁doll , ▁while ▁Bar ney ▁roman ces ▁Nancy . ▁In ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁year , ▁Bar ney ▁arriv es ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁Nancy ▁has ▁married ; ▁however ▁O live ▁has ▁arranged ▁a ▁replacement , ▁man ic ur ist ▁Pear l . ▁Ro o ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁bad ▁season , ▁losing ▁his ▁place ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁can e ▁cutting ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁younger ▁man , ▁Dow d . ▁ ▁Bar ney ▁tries ▁to ▁smooth ▁things ▁over ▁between ▁Ro o ▁and ▁Dow d , ▁who ▁falls ▁for ▁B ub ba , ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁has ▁grown ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁can e ▁cut ters . ▁Bar ney ▁leaves ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Dow d . ▁We ▁learn ▁that ▁Dow d ▁has ▁proposed ▁to ▁B ub ba , ▁and ▁she ▁now ▁int ends ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Queensland . ▁Ro o ▁propos es ▁to ▁O live , ▁who ▁is ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁this , ▁ref using