Directed by:
Ana KokkinosCinematography:
Geoff BurtonComposer:
Cezary SkubiszewskiCast:
Frances O'Connor, Miranda Otto, Deborra-Lee Furness, Tasma Walton, Sophie Lowe, Wayne Blair, Harrison Gilbertson, Eamon Farren, Ditch Davey, Brett Climo (more)Plots(1)
Daniel (Harrison Gilbertson) has a combative relationship with his parents and acts out by stealing; when challenged by his mother, he breaks into a neighbor's house and accidentally causes the death of an elderly woman. Orton (Reef Ireland) has run away from home and is stranded in the big city; his younger sister Stacey (Eva Lazzaro) finds him living in a clothing donation box, where she shares with him stories of abuse at the hand's of their mom's lovers. Katrina (Sophie Lowe) and Trisha (Anastasia Baboussouras) are bored and aimless kids who turn to alcohol and petty theft to pass the time. And Trisha's brother Roo (Eamon Farren), who has recently embraced his homosexuality, is approached by a photographer who says the young man could have a future in modeling, not knowing he primarily deals in pornography. As we follow these teenagers over the course of twenty-four hours, we next also witness the same span of time as it was experienced by their mothers, in particular Bianca (Miranda Otto), a gambling addict who seems more like a sibling than a parent to her daughter Katrina, and Rhonda (Frances O'Connor), a single mother struggling with poverty and bad choices who will soon have to deal with a new baby as well as Orton and Stacey. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Frances O'Connor
UK
Best movies:
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
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Miranda Otto
Australia
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Deborra-Lee Furness
Australia
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Tasma Walton
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Sophie Lowe
UK
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Wayne Blair
Australia
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Harrison Gilbertson
Australia
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Eamon Farren
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Ditch Davey
Australia
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Brett Climo
Australia
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Peter Barron
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Robert Price
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Neil Pigot
Australia
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Reef Ireland
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Eva Lazzaro
Australia
Maria Angelico
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Underground (2012) (TV movie)
Victoria Haralabidou
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