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Broken Highway

Year of completion
1993
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Mystery
Duration
98 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A young merchant seaman unwittingly causes the destruction of lives in a small town when he undertakes to deliver the bequest of a dead sea friend. A dark fable and first feature by director Laurie McInnes, 1987 Palme D'Or winner for her short film PALISADE.
Completion Year
1993
Genres
Mystery
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Production Designer

Lesley Crawford

Composer

David Faulkner

Editor

Gary Hillberg

Director of Photography

Steven Mason

Producer

Richard Mason

Director

Laurie McInnes

Writer

Laurie McInnes

Hair Designer

Christine Miller

Make Up Designer

Christine Miller

Cast

Aden Young, Dennis Miller, David Field, Bill Hunter, Claudia Karvan, Norman Kaye

Screenings

1993 — Aspen Film Festival

1989 — Aspen Film Festival

1998 — Australian Film Week - Vienna

1995 — De Cine Y Video Realizado Por Mujeres

1994 — Foster's Export Australian Film Festival

1994 — Laboratorio Immagine Donna

1993 — Mostra De Valencia, Cinema del Mediterrani

1993 — Oslo International Film Festival

1993 — Cannes Film Festival

1993 — Hof International Film Festival

1993 — Stockholm International Film Festival

2017 — Melbourne International Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Southern Star Sales

Production Company

Black Ray Films Pty Ltd
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