Directed by:
Chris ThomsonCinematography:
Russell BoydComposer:
John CharlesCast:
Jacki Weaver, Linda Cropper, Steve Jacobs, Noel Ferrier, John Waters, Steven Vidler, Kate Fitzpatrick, Maggie Dence, Sharon MillerchipPlots(1)
Living the suburban dream in middle-class Sydney, Barbara (Oscar® nominee Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom) and Stewart (AFI Award winner John Waters, Offspring) have three kids and are rapidly approaching a cross roads in their lives. Stuart is an academic, focused on his all-important thesis. Chomping at the bit to further her limited education and feeling that her children are old enough to cope, Barbara decides to put her housewife duties aside in order to pursue a course of study at university. Against the will of her husband, Barbara employs a Swedish babysitter, Eric (Steven Vidler, Two Hands), to keep an eye on the kids, leaving Stewart to suck up the jealousy and uncomfortably endure the presence of another man interfering in the affairs of his family - placing all manner of pressure on their troubled marriage. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Jacki Weaver
Australia
Best movies:
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Bird Box (2018)
Linda Cropper
Australia
Best movies:
Upgrade (2018)
Blackrock (1997)
Answered by Fire (2006) (TV movie)
Steve Jacobs
USA
Best movies:
Father (1990)
The Well (1997)
The Man Who Sued God (2001)
Noel Ferrier
Australia
Best movies:
Paradise Road (1997)
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Girl in Australia (1971)
John Waters
UK
Best movies:
All the Rivers Run (1983) (series)
'Breaker' Morant (1980)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Steven Vidler
Australia
Best movies:
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) (TV movie)
Napoleon (1995)
Kate Fitzpatrick
Australia
Best movies:
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
A World Apart (1988)
Mumbo Jumbo (1999) (TV movie)
Maggie Dence
Best movies:
Wake in Fright (1971)
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Look Both Ways (2005)
Sharon Millerchip
Best movies:
Love Never Dies (2012) (theatrical recording)