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Film Details - Meridian Films , 1995
Producers:
Timothy White
Jonathon Shteinman
Production Companies:
Meridian Films
Astral Films
Beyond Films
Stamen
Finance Organisations:
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Australian Film Commission
Director of Photography:
Ellery Ryan
Editors:
Dany Cooper
Production Designers:
Chris Kennedy
Composer:
John Clifford White
Maurice Seezer
Gavin Friday
Music:
Chris Gough (Music Co-ordinator)
Cast:
Incl. John Lynch (Harry), Jacqueline McKenzie (Kate), Colin Friels, Deborra-Lee Furness, Robyn Nevin, Alex Pinder, David Argue, Geoff Brooks, Daniel Daperis, Humphrey Bower, Jane Menelaus, Marcus Eyre, Heather Bolton, Damual Johnson, Lesley Baker.
Release Dates:
1. 9 September 1995 (Toronto Film Festival - world premiere). Released commercially in Australia on 26 October 1995. Also released in United Kingdom (2 February 1996), Netherlands (21 March 1996), Germany (18 April 1996), Sweden (20 September 1996), Finland (6 December 1996), USA (24 January 1997), Norway (10 May 1997), Belgium (4 June 1997), Spain (13 June 1997), Japan (14 June 1997), France (16 July 1997), Argentina (9 October 1997), Denmark (27 March 1998), Italy (8 September 2000).
2. Released in Australia on videocassette format in 1995 by the Australian Film Finance Corporation and in the USA in 1996 by Columbia Tristar Home Video. Released on DVD format in 2003 by Magna Pacific.
Location:
- Melbourne, Victoria
Awards:
- Australian Film Institute Award (1995), Best Actor in a Lead Role - John Finch (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Award (1995), Best Actress in a Lead Role - Jacqueline McKenzie (winner)
- Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1995), Best Actor (Male) - John Finch (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Award (1995), Best Achievement in Film Editing - Dany Cooper (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Award (1995), Best Achievement in Cinematography - Ellery Ryan (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Award (1995), Best Film - Timothy White and Jonathon Shteinman (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Award (1995), Best Director - Michael Rymer (winner)
- Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1995), Best Actor (Female) - Jacqueline McKenzie (winner)
- Gijón International Film Festival (1995), Best Director - Michael Rymer (winner)
- Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films (1996), Best Actress - Jacqueline McKenzie (winner)
- Rotterdam International Film Festival (199), Audience Award - Michael Rymer (winner)
Notes:
Known as Enkelin Lapsi (Finland).
