Directed by:
Pino AmentaScreenplay:
Frank HowsonCinematography:
David ConnellCast:
Andrew McFarlane, Jess Harnell, John Waters, Frank Howson, Nicola Paull, Bill Stacey, Ian McFadyen, Elizabeth LamersPlots(1)
When Aussie expatriate Tom Garfield (John Waters in an AFI Award winning performance) walks away from a lucrative Hollywood writing assignment, he heads back home to Melbourne to explore the scattered fragments of his past. Seizing the opportunity, local theatre producer Geoff Bormann (Kevin Miles) welcomes his return with open arms, angling for Tom to promote his latest play, "The Human Heart" and truly celebrate the return of the prodigal son. But Tom has other ideas and sets out on a rocky road to redemption. A recovering alcoholic, Tom begs his ex-wife Helen (Penelope Stewart), for a second chance after nearly a decade's absence and attempts to reinstate himself in the life of their confused young daughter Jessie (Jacinta Stapleton). Buoyed by the support of struggling writer and long-lost friend Ian McKenzie (Kim Gyngell in an AFI Award winning performance) and the newfound attention of actress Suzy Daniels (Nicki Paull), Tom's attempts to reconcile his past is a journey fraught with the heartache of success, the passion of conviction and the underlying sense of self. By letting through his own sensitivities, bravely, screenwriter Frank Howson shows us our own in this internationally acclaimed film. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Andrew McFarlane
Australia
Best movies:
Truth (2015)
Halifax f.p. (1994) (series)
Heroes' Mountain (2002) (TV movie)
Jess Harnell
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 2 (1999)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Up (2009)
John Waters
UK
Best movies:
All the Rivers Run (1983) (series)
'Breaker' Morant (1980)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Frank Howson
Australia
Nicola Paull
Australia
Best movies:
Halifax f.p. (1994) (series)
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006) (TV movie)
Bill Stacey
Best movies:
The Lighthorsemen (1987)
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)
Ian McFadyen
Australia
Best movies:
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
The Lovers (2015)
Elizabeth Lamers
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