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Film Details
- Vertigo Productions; Smile Production,1998
Producers:
Rolf de Heer, Giuseppe Pedersoli, and Domenico Procacci (producers).
Paola Corvino and David Wolfe-Barry (co-producers).
Production Companies:
Vertigo Productions.
Smile Production.
Director of Photography:
Tony Clark.
Editors:
Tania Nehme.
Production Designers:
Beverley Freeman.
Music:
Graham Tardif.
Cast:
Including Heather Rose (Julia), Joey Kennedy (Madelaine), John Brumpton (Eddie), Rena Owen (Rix), Phil MacPherson (Trev), Danny Cowles (Joe), Catherine Fitzgerald (Dogface), Susie Fraser (Social Worker), and Carmel Johnson (Temporary Carer).
Release Dates:
Played in Australia at the Brisbane Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, and Sydney International Film Festival.
General cinematic release in Australia on 22 October 1998.
Location:
Filmed and set in Adelaide, South Australia.
Post Production:
South Australian Film Corporation (sound post-production).
Awards:
AFI Award, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (nomination), 1998.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor - Female (nominated), 1999.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Supporting Actor - Female (nominated), 1999.
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Critic's Choice Award (Humanity Award) (won), 1998.
Valladolid International Film Festival, Jury Special Prize [Heather Rose] (won), 1998.
Valladolid International Film Festival, Golden Spike (nominated), 1998.
