Overview
Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor. Yet when the forces of economic and social change threaten this, he realises just how fragile his reality and security is. After losing his job, he checks his bank balance and finds he has only 'three dollars' to his name.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (2005)
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2005)
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Based on
Based on Three Dollars
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Setting
Set in Melbourne
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Music
Music by Alan John
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert ConnollyScreenplay
- Elliot PerlmanNovel, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 21, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Australia
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In the United States
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Cast
David WenhamEddie Harnovey
Sarah WynterAmanda
Frances O'ConnorTanya Harnovey
David RobertsGerard- Joanna Hunt-ProkhovnikAbby Harnovey
- Nico BilleamTiny
- Christopher BunworthChamberlain
Nicole NaboutKate- Phillip GriffithsYoung Eddie Harnovey
- Casey PetersenYoung Amanda
- Phil JonesMr Claremont
- Helen FletcherAmanda's Mother
- Kieron O'LearyYoung Eddie's Father
Julia BlakeTanya's Mother
John FlausOld Man Williamson
Elspeth BallantyneEddie's Mother- Jim AlexanderEddie's Father
Robert MenziesNick- Jackie KelleherAspirin Lady
- Julie ForsythTailor
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