Showtime Australia (Firm)
Series
Language
English
Description
In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating...
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Writer Ned Kendall is asked to return to the family home by his sister Sally, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. The family home is in a very remote and isolated area. While back home, Ned starts having memories of his beautiful twin sister and himself when they were children. These memories awaken long-buried secrets from the family's past.
Publisher
Distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In a remote Australian desert a geologist and a businessman strike a deal to go on a cross country journey together. As they encounter life or death situations, it is clear that neither of them will ever be the same person they were at the beginning.
4) Cloudstreet
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Two flawed families, each scarred by catastrophe, find a home for their hearts in this acclaimed Australian miniseries. Adapted by Tim Winton from his award-winning novel, set around Perth from 1943-63, it's gripping, poignant, and gorgeous. The Lambs are hardworking and God-fearing, the Pickles are luckless and derelict, yet they find common ground beneath the same roof.
5) Innocence
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
After more than forty years apart, Andreas and Claire embark on an affair as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers.
6) Risk
Publisher
Lions gate (distributor)
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Ben Madigan (Tom Long) has just started a new job as an insurance adjuster with the sweet but naive hope of helping people. Once there, however, he comes under the tutelage of jaded John Kreisky (Bryan Brown), who uses Ben's innocence to his advantage, enlisting the young man in an "experiment". What seems at first like a simple plan to save the company money turns out to be an elaborate scam intended to defraud it."--Cover.
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A smart, rueful and dead-on portrait of life's unending quest to fit in ... and the girl who solves it by completely breaking out. Esther Blueburger's quest begins when she escapes from her own Bat Mitzvah party and is befriended by Sunni, the effortlessly cool girl who is everything Esther thinks she wants to be. With the help of Sunni, Esther goes AWOL from her ordinary life and leaves her malfunctioning Jewish family to hang out with Sunni's far...
Series
Film Movement volume 2, film 5
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A comedy drama about two parentally neglected teenagers, Placid Lake and Gemma, who find the courage to believe in themselves.
Publisher
Miramax, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Follows three aboriginal girls--Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy--in 1931 Australia as they escape from the internment camp and the Australian government's plan to integrate them into white society and then must avoid capture during their 1,500 mile trek back to their home.
In 1931 Australia, three aboriginal girls -- Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy -- are plucked from their homes and placed into an internment camp,...
10) Walking on water
Publisher
SBS Independent
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Charlie and Anna are Gavin's two best friends. They made a pact to assist the terminally ill Gavin to die when the time came. However, despite a massive dose of morphine, Gavin stays alive. Charlie ends up using a plastic bag to suffocate Gavin, hardly the dignified death they had planned. Thus begins an emotional roller coaster ride during which Charlie and Anna are forced to face the true meaning of friendship, loyalty and love.