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Turning April

AUSTRALIA/CANADA CO-PRODUCTION
Year of completion
1995
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Thriller
Duration
95 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The young wife of an ambitious bureaucrat, April is accidentally kidnapped by an inept street gang during a bungled robbery. Confinement turns to liberation as she comes to realize her young captors offer her a first taste of personal freedom and sexual awakening.
Completion Year
1995
Genres
Thriller
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director of Photography

Steve Arnold

Composer

Lesley Barber

Director

Geoff Bennett

Executive Producer

Phil Gerlach, Robert Lantos

Producer

Lael McCall, Heather Ogilvie

Writer

Jim Nichol

Editor

Susan Shipton

Cast

Tushka Bergen, Aaron Blabey, Ken Welsh, Dee Smart, Tayler Kane, Justine Clarke, Bradley Byquar, Christopher Morsley, Judi Farr, Suzanne Gullabovska ,

Awards

1997 — Australian Cinematographers Society NSW – Silver - Steve Arnold

Screenings

1996 — The Hamptons International Film Festival

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