Directed by:
Dee McLachlanScreenplay:
Dee McLachlanCinematography:
Peter FalkCast:
Emma Lung, Saskia Burmeister, Kate Atkinson, Masa Yamaguchi, Cameron Nugent, Damien Richardson, Alison Whyte, Debra Lawrance, Anthea Davis, Gareth Yuen (more)Plots(1)
Crystal, a young Indonesian girl, is in an Immigration office being questioned about her false papers and illegal refugee application. About to be sent to a Detention Centre and deported, her allegations of multiple rape and appalling captive conditions seem to make little difference to the Immigration Officer. Brought in by human trafficking syndicates to work as prostitutes, she is one of the many modern sex slaves in Australia that are conveniently deported when they hit their ‘used by date’. Meanwhile a young Melbourne woman, Ashley Hudson, reluctantly agrees to help a Chinese mother search for her missing daughter. Hooked on caffeine and bored with her job and loveless life, Ashley is unwittingly drawn into the darker edges of this sophisticated cityscape and soon becomes fearful for her own life. As the story unravels the sinister workings of illegal prostitution and governmental deportation and is filled with twists and surprises. Inspired by actual events and Australian court transcripts. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Emma Lung
Australia
Best movies:
The Boys Are Back (2009)
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Saskia Burmeister
Australia
Best movies:
Ned Kelly (2003)
Thunderstruck (2004)
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Kate Atkinson
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Japanese Story (2003)
The Australian Job (2002)
Masa Yamaguchi
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
The Railway Man (2013)
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Cameron Nugent
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Blackrock (1997)
Matching Jack (2010)
Damien Richardson
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Alison Whyte
Australia
Best movies:
The Dressmaker (2015)
Debra Lawrance
Australia
Best movies:
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Next of Kin (1982)
Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012) (TV movie)
Anthea Davis
Best movies:
Body Melt (1993)
Gareth Yuen
Best movies:
Knowing (2009)
Matching Jack (2010)
Stiff (2004) (TV movie)
Sun Park
Best movies:
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) (TV movie)
Todd MacDonald
Best movies:
Sahara (1995) (TV movie)
On the Beach (2000) (TV movie)
Salem's Lot (2004) (TV movie)