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Film Details - Archer Street Productions ; Latitude Media ; Meercat Films , 2011
Producers:
Cedric Jeanson, Daria Jovicic, and Sam Tromans (executive producers).
Andy Paterson and Jonathan Teplitzky (producers).
Production Companies:
Archer Street Productions.
Latitude Media.
Meercat Films.
Finance Organisations:
Screen Australia.
Screen NSW.
Director of Photography:
Garry Phillips.
Editors:
Martin Connor.
Production Designers:
Steven Jones-Evans.
Music:
Lisa Gerrard.
Cast:
Including Matthew Goode (Tom), Bojana Novakovic (Sarah), Essie Davis (Karen), Rachel Griffiths (Miriam), Kerry Fox (Sally), Anthony Hayes (Brian), Jack Heanly (Oscar), Kate Beahan (Lesley), Gia Carides (Carol), Marta Dusseldorp (Lisa), Robyn Malcolm (Kathryn), and Matthew Moore (Luke).
Release Dates:
Premiered on 10 September 2011 (Toronto International Film Festival).
Released in Australia on 17 November 2011.
Location:
- Filmed and set in Sydney, including Bondi Beach.
Awards:
- AACTA Award, Best Direction (nominated), 2013.
- AACTA Award, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2013.
- AACTA Award, Best Editing (nominated), 2013.
- AACTA Award, Best Sound (nominated), 2013.
- AACTA Award, Best Production Design (nominated), 2013.
- AACTA Award, Best Costume Design (nominated), 2013.
- AACTA Award, Best Lead Actor (nominated), 2013.
- AACTA Award, Best Supporting Actress (nominated), 2013.
- ASE Award (Australian Screen Editors), Best Editing in a Feature Film (won), 2012.
- ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Mixing (nominated), 2012.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Music Score (won), 2012.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Editor (won), 2012.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Director (nominated), 2012.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actress - Leading Role (nominated), 2012.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor - Leading Role (nominated), 2012.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actress - Supporting Role (nominated), 2012.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Performance by a Young Actor (nominated), 2012.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Cinematography (nominated), 2012.
- Screen Music Award, Feature Film Score of the Year (won), 2012.
Settings:
- Bondi Beach, Bondi, Bondi area, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
