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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Lucky Miles
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Film Details - Short of Easy Pty Ltd , 2007

Producers:

Jo Dyer and Lesley Dyer.

Production Companies:

Short of Easy Pty Ltd.

Director of Photography:

Geoff Burton.

Editors:

Henry Dangar.

Production Designers:

Pete Baxter.

Music:

Trilok Gurtu.

Cast:

Including Kenneth Moraleda (Arun), Rodney Afif (Youssif Al-Samer), Srisacd Sacdpraseuth (Ramelan), Don Hany (Private Greg Plank), Glen Shea (Sergeant O'Shane), Sawung Jabo (Muluk), Arif Hidayat (Abdu), Deborah Mailman (Lisa: voice), Majid Shokor (Saleh), Osamah Sami (Fiark), Edwin Hodgeman (Coote), and Gillian Jones (Chris).

Release Dates:

Australian release date: 19 July 2007.

Location:

  • Filmed in Cambodia and South Australia.

Post Production:

South Australian Film Corporation.

Awards:

  • Asian First Film Festival, Best Film (won), 2007.
  • Asian First Film Festival, Best Producer (won), 2007.
  • ASE Award (Australian Screen Editors), Avid Award for Best Editing on a Feature Film (nominated), 2007.
  • ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year (nominated), 2007.
  • Cinemanila International Film Festival, Best Actor: International Competition (won), 2008.
  • Cinemanila International Film Festival, Lino Brocka Award: International Competition (nominated), 2008.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Cinematography Geoff Burton (nominated), 2008.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Editing (nominated), 2008.
  • IF Award (Inside Film), Best Cinematography (nominated), 2007.
  • IF Award (Inside Film), Best Editing (nominated), 2007.
  • IF Award (Inside Film), Best Production Design (nominated), 2007.
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Special Prize of the Jury (won), 2007.
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Crystal Globe (nominated), 2007.
  • Sydney Film Festival, Audience Award: Best Feature Film (won), 2007.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
  • 1990
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