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Island

Year of completion
1989
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Drama
Duration
95 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A story of three women and their struggle with fate. The women, an Australian, a Greek and a Sri-Lankan, meet on the barren island of Astypalea in the Dodecanese and become entangled in their own desires, the intensity of the location and the threat from the outside world.
Completion Year
1989
Genres
Drama
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Composer

Anil Acharya

Production Designer

Neil Angwin

Director

Paul Cox

Producer

Paul Cox, Santhana Naidu

Writer

Paul Cox

Director of Photography

Mike Edols

Executive Producer

William T Marshall, Jeannine Seawell

Editor

John Scott

Cast

Eva Sitta, Anoja Weerasinghe, Irene Papas, Chris Haywood, Norman Kaye

Screenings

1989 — Denver Film Festival (Media One)

1990 — International Film Festival Of India

1990 — Jerusalem Film Festival

1992 — Film Society of Lincoln Center

1989 — Mill Valley Film Festival

1989 — Montreal World Film Festival

1989 — Vancouver International Film Festival

1989 — Hof International Film Festival

1989 — Toronto International Film Festival

1989 — Venice International Film Festival

1989 — BFI London Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Daro Film Distribution GmbH

Production Company

Illumination Films Pty Ltd

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