Praise
“Loving puts your heart at risk”
1999•1h 38m•4.8•Released
Drama
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.
Director
John Curran
Writer
Andrew McGahan
Languages
English
Studio
Emcee Films
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
Production
Company
Emcee Films
Company
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Producer
Martha Coleman
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