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Film Details
- I Will Films; Cherub Pictures; Blue Tongue Films,2005
Producers:
Michele Bennett, Nash Edgerton, and Scott Ryan (producers).
Production Companies:
I Will Films, Blue Tongue Films, and Cherub Pictures.
Finance Organisations:
Sources indicate the film received government funding, but no information on specific grants has been traced as yet.
Director of Photography:
Massimiliano Andrighetto.
Editors:
Nash Edgerton, Kristine Rowe, and Scott Ryan.
Cast:
Scott Ryan (Ray Shoesmith), Ben Walker (Tony Rickards), Massimiliano Andrighetto (Massimo 'Max' Totti), Kane Mason (Benny), Nathaniel Lindsay (Edna), and Adam Ryan (Garage Victim).
Release Dates:
Broader Australian release 29 September 2005.
Premiered in Australia 18 June 2005 (Sydney Film Festival).
Location:
Filmed and set in Melbourne, Victoria.
Awards:
Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Best Film (won), 2003.
Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Best Director (won), 2003.
Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Best Actor (won), 2003.
IF Award, Independent Spirit Award (nominated), 2005.
IF Award, Best Actor (nominated), 2005.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor in a Lead Role (nominated), 2005.
