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| Director: | Neil Armfield |
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| Writer: | Luke Davies, Neil Armfield |
| Staring: |
| A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair. | |
| Release Date: | May 25, 2006 |
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| Director: | Neil Armfield |
| Writer: | Luke Davies, Neil Armfield |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, junkie, methadone programme, heroin, artist, cold turkey, mental breakdown, lovers, australia, drawing and painting, marriage |
| Production Companies | Film Finance Group, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Renaissance Films, Paradigm Hyde Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,105,096
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Abbie Cornish | Candy |
| Heath Ledger | Dan |
| Geoffrey Rush | Casper |
| Tom Budge | Schumann |
| Roberto Meza-Mont | Jorge |
| Tony Martin | Mr. Wyatt |
| Noni Hazlehurst | Mrs. Wyatt |
| Holly Austin | Sunglasses Shop Assistant |
| Craig Moraghan | Washing Machine Dealer |
| John Lee | Hock Shop Man |
| Noel Herriman | Celebrant |
| Tim McKenzie | Uncle Rod |
| Tara Morice | Aunt Katherine |
| Maddi Newling | Janey |
| Patricia Lemon | Wedding Guest |
| Barry Jaggers | Wedding Guest |
| Cristian Lavin | Little Angelo |
| Leo Cowan | Mechanic |
| Jason Chan | Dan's Doctor |
| Luke Davies | Milkman |
| Sean O'Riordan | Man in Toilets |
| Adrienne Pickering | Teller |
| Damon Herriman | Roger Moylan |
| Lette Webb | Checkout Girl |
| Sandy Winton | Candy's Doctor |
| Rebecca Watt | Nurse |
| Nathaniel Dean | Paul Hillman |
| John McNeill | Pharmacist |
| Doreen Mullen | Woman in Pharmacy |
| Felix Kerdijk | Rent Boy |
| Felino Dolloso | Waiter |
| Paul Blackwell | Phillip Dudley (uncredited) |
| Anni Finsterer | Crystal (uncredited) |
| Alicia Hannah-Kim | Neighbour (uncredited) |
| Michael Ienna | Addict (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Luke Davies | Screenplay, Novel |
| Jonnie Leahy | Assistant Grip |
| Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |
| Neil Armfield | Director, Screenplay |
| Libby Sharpe | Line Producer |
| Dany Cooper | Editor |
| Laurie Faen | Art Direction |
| Garry Phillips | Director of Photography |
| Robert Cousins | Production Design |
| Jodie Fried | Costume Design |
| Paul Charlier | Original Music Composer, Sound Designer |
| Andrew Plain | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Robyn Elliott | Costume Supervisor |
| Tim Lion | Third Assistant Director |
| Hugh Hartshorne | Still Photographer |
| Richie Dehne | Set Decoration |
| Damian Candusso | Sound Effects Editor |
| Michael McMenomy | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dave Morley | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Mark Blackwell | Sound Recordist |
| Ian McLoughlin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kent Boswell | Visual Effects Producer |
| Chris Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Scott Brokate | Grip |
| Jun Tagami | Still Photographer |
| Alison Meir | Second Assistant Director |
| Sally Eccleston | Focus Puller |
| Gary Lincoln | Key Grip |
| Rodrigo Balart | First Assistant Editor |
| Paul Kiely | Script Supervisor |
| Christian Luxton | Clapper Loader |
| Olivier Fontenay | Color Grading |
| Nikki Barrett | Casting |
| John Collee | Script Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Emile Sherman | Producer |
| Richard Payten | Executive Producer |
| Margaret Fink | Producer |
| Andrew Mackie | Executive Producer |
| Terrence Yason | Executive Producer |
| Angus Finney | Executive Producer |
| Michael Whyke | Executive Producer |
| Iain Canning | Associate Producer |
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| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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