Overview
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
Fun facts
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the AACTA Award for Best Production Design (2002)
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Setting
Set in Queensland
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Music
Music by Reinhold Heil
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Diane FingletonBook
- Anthony FingletonBook, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 27, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Australia
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In the United States
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Cast
Geoffrey RushHarold Fingleton
Judy DavisDora Fingleton
Jesse SpencerTony Fingleton
Tim DraxlJohn Fingleton
Deborah KennedyBillie
David HoflinHarold Fingleton Jr.
Craig HornerRonald Fingleton- Brittany ByrnesDiane Fingleton
- Mitchell DelleverginYoung Tony
- Thomas DavidsonYoung John
- Kain O'KeeffeYoung Harold Jr.
- Robert QuinnYoung Ronald
- Keeara ByrnesYoung Diane
Mark HembrowTommy- Simon Burvill-HolmesBrother Campbell
Melissa ThomasDawn Fraser
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