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Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, and Mick Harvey [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds].
Cast:
Including Tchéky Karyo (Jack), Rachel Griffiths (Kate), Steve Jacobs (Sal), Anni Finsterer (Rose), David Field (Stevie), Larry Lavai (James), John Parinjo (Noah), and Ura Eri (Gabby).
Release Dates:
Premiered in Australia on 31 October 1996.
Premiered in internationally in November 1996 (Stockholm International Film Festival).
Location:
Filmed in Papua New Guinea and in Australia (Victoria and Queensland).
Awards:
ARIA Music Award, Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording (won), 1997.
AFI Award, Best Achievement in Production Design (nominated), 1996.
Stockholm Film Festival, Bronze Horse (nominated), 1996.
Verona Love Screens Film Festival, Best Film (nominated), 1996.
AFI Award, Best Achievement in Sound (nominated), 1996.