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Film Details - Arenafilm , 1998
Producers:
Robert Connolly (Producer)
John Maynard (Producer)
Douglas Cummins (Executive Producer)
David Wenham (Associate Producer)
Production Companies:
Arenafilm
Axiom Films
Globe Films
Screen Partners Ltd.
SBS Independent
Premium Movie Partnership (for Showtime)
Finance Organisations:
New South Wales Film and Television Office
Director of Photography:
Tristan Milani
Editors:
Nick Meyers
Production Designers:
Luigi Pittorino
Music:
The Necks
Cast:
Incl. David Wenham (Brett Sprague), Toni Collette (Michelle), Lynette Curran (Sandra Sprague), John Polson (Glenn), Anthony Hayes (Stevie), Jeanette Cronin (Jackie), Anna Lise (Nola), Veronica Neave (Girl), Pete Smith (George, aka Abo), Teo Gebert (Policeman), Anthony Kierann (Policeman).
Awards:
- AFI Award (Australian Film Institute), Best Achievement in Direction, 1998.
- AFI Award (Australian Film Institute), Best Achievement in Cinematography (nomination), 1998.
- AFI Award (Australian Film Institute), Best Achievement in Costume Design (nomination), 1998.
- AFI Award (Australian Film Institute), Best Achievement in Editing (nomination), 1998.
- AFI Award (Australian Film Institute), Best Achievement in Sound (nomination), 1998.
- AFI Award (Australian Film Institute), Best Original Music Score (nomination), 1998.
- ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Best Achievement in Location Recording for a Feature Film, 1998.
- Golden Berlin Bear (nomination), Berlin International Film Festival, 1998.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards), Best Director, 1999.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards), Best Film, 1999.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards), Best Screenplay: Adapted, 1999.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards), Best Cinematography (nomination), 1999.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards), Best Music Score (nomination), 1999.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards), Readers' Award for Favourite Australian Film, 1999.
