Simon Baker Simon Baker i(8569317 works by)
Born: Established: 1969 Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ;
Gender: Male
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Australian actor.

Baker makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of Tim Winton's Breath.

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form y separately published work icon Breath ( dir. Simon Baker ) Australia : See Pictures Gran Via Productions Breath Productions , 2016 8569342 2016 single work film/TV

'Based on Tim Winton’s award-winning novel set in mid-70s coastal Australia. Two teenage boys, hungry for discovery, form an unlikely bond with a reclusive surfer and his mysterious wife. The boys are driven to take risks that will have a profound and lasting impact on their lives.'

Source: Screen Australia.

2019 nominated AFCA Film Awards Best Director
2019 nominated AFCA Film Awards Best Screenplay
2019 nominated AFCA Film Awards Best Film
2018 winner Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Screenplay - Original or Adapted
2019 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Director
2018 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Film
2018 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Adapted Screenplay
2018 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Film
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