| The story of Lena, the light-skinned daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn, a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport. To Lena, Vaughn represents the life she is running away from. To Vaughn, Lena embodies the society that has rejected him. And for a very short amount of time, they experience a rare true happiness together. | |
| Release Date: | May 23, 2002 |
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| Director: | Ivan Sen |
| Writer: | Ivan Sen |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | prison, bus, identity, prejudice, single mother, convict, social injustice |
| Production Companies | Australian Film Finance Corporation, Autumn Films Pty. Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dannielle Hall | Lena |
| Damian Pitt | Vaughn |
| Jenna Lee Connors | Ty |
| Mundurra Weldon | Liam |
| Wayne Dargin | Boy at Service Station |
| Shane Dargin | Boy at Service Station |
| Marshall Bell | Boy at Service Station |
| Athol French | Kevy |
| Jamalla Carr | Girl with Pram |
| Samuel Barker | Baby in Pram |
| Ben Paparo | Male Police Officer |
| Kevin Pitt | Lena's Stepdad |
| Judy Duncan | Lena's Mum |
| Doug Crichton | Ron |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ivan Sen | Original Music Composer, Writer, Title Illustration, Director, Music Producer |
| Allan Collins | Director of Photography |
| Karen Johnson | Editor |
| Alister Spence | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Baxter | Production Design |
| Katrina Pickering | Costume Design |
| Ann Folland | Production Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Teresa-Jayne Hanlon | Producer |
| Douglas Cummins | Executive Producer |
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