Film
Praise
1999 · 1h 38m · Drama
Loving puts your heart at risk
- IMDb
- 6.7
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88%
- Metacritic
- 79
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Overview
Gordon, a 25-year-old chain-smoking asthmatic who unhappily works at a Brisbane bottle shop, moves into a run-down residential hotel. He becomes embroiled in a romance with Cynthia, a former co-worker who suffers from eczema and low self-esteem. Gordon and Cynthia occupy themselves with drink, drugs, sex, and Scrabble. A love triangle arises when Gordon's former love, Rachel, comes back into his life.
Cast
Peter Fenton
Gordon
Sacha Horler
Cynthia
Joel Edgerton
Leo
Marta Dusseldorp
Rachel
Yvette Duncan
Molly
Tex Perkins
Raymond
Lynette Curran
Sexual Health Worker
Damon Herriman
Skinhead
Loene Carmen
Cathy
Basil Clarke
Footless Old Man
Jason Clarke
Frank
Susan Prior
Sophie
Ray Bull
Vass
Richard Green
Dave
Paul Lum
Darren
Fiona Mahl
Darren's Girlfriend
Crew
- John CurranDirector
- Andrew McGahanNovel · Screenplay
- Martha ColemanProducer
- Dion BeebeDirector of Photography
- Jim WhiteOriginal Music Composer
- Warren EllisOriginal Music Composer
- Michael TurnerOriginal Music Composer
- Alexandre de FranceschiEditor
- Nikki BarrettCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 22, 1999
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- R18+
- Genres
- Drama
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