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Film Details
- Fear of God Films; Hopscotch Features,2014
Producers:
James Packer, John Collee, and Brett Ratner (executive producers).
Barbara Gibbs (line producer).
Keith Rodger, Troy Lum, and Andrew Mason (producers).
Production Companies:
Fear of God Films.
Hopscotch Productions.
Director of Photography:
Andrew Lesnie.
Editors:
Matt Villa.
Production Designers:
Chris Kennedy.
Cast:
Olga Kurylenko, Russell Crowe, Jai Courtney, Damon Herriman, Jacqueline McKenzie, Deniz Akdeniz, Cem Yilmaz, Dan Wyllie, Ryan Corr, Yilmaz Erdogan, Mert Firat, James Fraser, Steve Bastoni, Dylan Georgiades, and Ben O'Toole.
Release Dates:
Premiered on 11 December 2014 (Dubai International Film Festival).
Released in Australia on 26 December 2014.
Location:
Filmed in Australia (including Sydney and South Australia) and in Turkey.
Awards:
AACTA Award, Best Editing (nominated), 2014.
AACTA Award, Best Production Design (nominated), 2014.
AACTA Award, Best Costume Design (won), 2014.
AACTA Award, Best Lead Actor (nominated [Russell Crowe]), 2014.
AACTA Award, Best Supporting Actor [Yilmaz Erdogan] (nominated), 2014.
AACTA Award, Best Supporting Actress [Jacqueline McKenzie] (nominated), 2014.
AACTA Award, Best Visual Effects or Animation (nominated), 2014.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Director (nominated), 2014.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor [Russell Crowe] (won), 2014.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Cinematography (nominated), 2014.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Music Score (won), 2014.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Editing (nominated), 2014.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor: Supporting Role [Yilmaz Erdogan] (won), 2014.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actress; Supporting Role [Jacqueline McKenzie] (won), 2014.
