Holidays on the River Yarra is a 1991 Australian drama film directed by Leo Berkeley. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
| Holidays on the River Yarra | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leo Berkeley |
| Written by | Leo Berkeley |
| Produced by | Fiona Cochrane |
| Starring | Craig Adams Claudia Karvan Alex Menglet |
| Cinematography | Brendan Lavelle |
| Edited by | Leo Berkeley |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$425,000[1] |
| Box office | A$24,600 (Australia) |
Plot
editDisillusioned Melbourne teenage boys Mick and Eddie are looking for adventure and a means of escape. They unwittingly get themselves involved in a criminal enterprise, and somehow must find enough money to sail to Africa.:
Cast
edit- Craig Adams - Eddie
- Luke Elliot - Mick
- Alex Menglet - Big Mac
- Tahir Cambis - Stewie
- Claudia Karvan - Elsa
- Ian Scott - Frank
- Sheryl Munks - Valerie
- Angela McKenna - Mother
- Chris Askey - Mercenary
- John Brumpton - Mercenary
- Jacek Koman - Mercenary
- Eric Mueck - Billy
- Justin Connor - Danny
- Leong Lim - Shopkeeper
- Robert Ratti - Nick
- Arpad Mihaly - Chef
Box office
editHolidays on the River Yarra grossed $24,600 at the box office in Australia.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1990 p71
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Holidays on the River Yarra". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
External links
edit- Holidays on the River Yarra at IMDb
- Holidays on the River Yarra on Vimeo
- Holidays on the River Yarra at Oz Movies
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