AustLit

'Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1979. During a fortnight with his world-weary father, Angus is drawn to the underground post-punk music scene. With the support of his friend Kirsten, Angus navigates self doubt, derision and a family tragedy to take the stage for the first time.'

Source: Production blurb.

'Winnie, a young woman overprotective of her disabled brother Stevie, runs a struggling political bookshop with her boyfriend Conrad. She strives to provide security for Stevie and herself but her efforts are obliterated when Conrad becomes entangled in an act of terrorism.'

Source: Screen Australia.

'Iris (Rose Byrne), a beautiful young woman caught at the apex of a dangerous love triangle. Her English lover McHeath (Hugo Weaving), a rogue boxing promoter, suspects her involvement with his new young protégé Art (Matt Le Nevez). In a flawed moral landscape each struggles to retain their personal sovereignty as McHeath is provoked to acts of jealousy and violence. Ultimately Iris's desires lead them all to an unexpected and destructive final destiny.'

Source: Urbancinefile (http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=14799&s=Reviews). (Sighted: 29 September 2008)

'A TV soap star hit-and-runs a prostitute, putting her in a coma. The cult of celebrity, contemptuous of natural justice, conspires to assuage his guilt and keeps his career on an upward trajectory.'

Source: Australian Film Commission (http://afcarchive.screenaustralia.gov.au/filmsandawards/recentfilms/cannes07/feature_212.aspx). (Sighted: 7/8/2013)