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form y separately published work icon The Tender Hook single work   film/TV   thriller   historical fiction   crime  
Alternative title: The Boxer and the Bombshell
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Tender Hook
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Film Details - 2008

Producers:

John Brousek and Michelle Harrison (producers).

Production Companies:

Mandala Films.

Finance Organisations:

Melbourne Film Office (filmed with the assistance of).

Director of Photography:

Geoffrey Simpson.

Editors:

Ken Sallows.

Production Designers:

Pete Baxter.

Music:

The film's soundtrack also made use of anachronistic modern songs (e.g., Leonard Cohen).
Chris Abrahams.

Cast:

Including Rose Byrne (Iris), Tyler Coppin (Donnie), John Batchelor (Ronnie), Hugo Weaving (McHeath), Matt Le Nevez (Art Walker), Brendan Guerin (Mike Flynn), Pia Miranda (Daisy), Kuni Hashimoto (Hackett), Luke Carroll (Alby O'Shea), Don Bridges (Greyhound Eddie), and Mark Rayner (Delaney).

Release Dates:

18 September 2008.

Location:

  • Filmed in Melbourne.

Post Production:

PhilmSound (post-production sound services).

Awards:

  • ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Best Achievement in Film Sound Design (nominated), 2008.
  • AFI Award, Best Sound (nominated), 2008.
  • AFI Award, Best Production Design (nominated), 2008.
  • AFI Award, Best Original Music Score (nominated), 2008.
  • AFI Award, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2008.
  • AFI Award, Best Costume Design (won), 2008.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • 1920s
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