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Candy

Year of completion
2005
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Drama
Duration
107 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Based on the critically acclaimed bestseller, CANDY is the powerful story of two lovers whose intersecting lives take them on a journey of lust, addiction and self-destruction.
Completion Year
2005
Genres
Drama
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Margaret Fink, Emile Sherman

Director

Neil Armfield

Writer

Luke Davies, Neil Armfield

Executive Producer

Richard Payten, Andrew Mackie, Terry Yason, Michael Whyke

Director of Photography

Garry Phillips

Editor

Dany Cooper

Composer

Paul Charlier

Production Designer

Robert Cousins

Cast

Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, Abbie Cornish, Tony Martin, Noni Hazlehurst, Tom Budge

Awards

2006 — Australian Screen Editors Guild Inc

2007 — Filmink Magazine

2006 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2006 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2006 — AWGIE Awards

2006 — Australian Film Institute

Screenings

2006 — Chicago International Film Festival

2007 — Singapore International Film Festival

2006 — Hong Kong International Film Festival

2006 — Sao Paulo International Film Festival

2006 — Toronto International Film Festival

2006 — Berlin International Film Festival

2006 — BFI London Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

Dendy Films Pty Ltd

International Sales

Fortissimo Film Sales

Production Company

Candy Productions Pty Ltd

Photography

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