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Year of completion
1998
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Duration
98 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Gordon, a 25-year-old unemployed chain-smoking asthmatic, meets Cynthia, who has her own addictions, and for an explosive moment of warmth, madness, laughter, terror, Scrabble and sex, it seems they might even save each other. Based on the award-winning novel by Andrew McGahan.
Completion Year
1998
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director of Photography

Dion Beebe

Producer

Martha Coleman

Director

John Curran

Editor

Alexandre de Franceschi ASE

Writer

Andrew McGahan

Production Designer

Michael Philips

Writer of Original Material

Andrew McGahan

Cast

Peter Fenton, Sacha Horler, Marta Dusseldorp, Joel Edgerton, Yvette Duncan, Ray Bull

Awards

1999 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2000 — QLD Premier's Literary Awards

1999 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

1999 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

1999 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

1999 — Australian Film Institute

1999 — Australian Film Institute

2000 — Australian Cinematographers Society Awards National

1999 — Australian Cinematographers Society NSW

1998 — Toronto International Film Festival

Screenings

1999 — Dublin Film Festival

1999 — Durban International Film Festival

1999 — Jerusalem Film Festival

1999 — Ljubljana International Film Festival

1999 — Manila International Film Festival

1999 — Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto)

1999 — Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema

1999 — Sarajevo Film Festival

1999 — Seattle International Film Festival

1999 — International Thessaloniki Festival

1999 — Edinburgh International Film Festival

1999 — International Festival for Young People of Gijon

1999 — Hong Kong International Film Festival

1999 — Sundance Film Festival

1998 — Toronto International Film Festival

1999 — Berlin International Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Southern Star International Pty Ltd

Production Company

Emcee Films Pty Ltd

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