Hunt Angels is a 2006 Australian docudrama, directed by Alec Morgan, starring Victoria Hill and Ben Mendelsohn. Hunt Angels was filmed in Sydney, Australia and opened in Australia on 30 November 2006 after premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August.
| Hunt Angels | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alec Morgan |
| Written by | Alec Morgan |
| Produced by | Daryl Dellora Sue Maslin Antonio Zeccola |
| Starring | Victoria Hill Ben Mendelsohn |
| Cinematography | Jackie Farkas |
| Edited by | Tony Stevens |
| Music by | Jen Anderson |
| Distributed by | Palace Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn the late 1930s, Rupert Kathner and Alma Brooks began a movie-making spree that took on the Hollywood barons, a corrupt Police Commissioner and the cultural cringe, all in their passionate pursuit to make Australian films. On the run from police across thousands of miles, they would stop at almost nothing to get their films made.
Cast
edit- Victoria Hill as Alma Brooks
- Ben Mendelsohn as Rupert Kathner
Box office
editHunt Angels grossed $40,883 at the box office in Australia.[1]
Awards
edit- 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards
- Best Documentary - Sue Maslin - won[2]
- Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film - Jackie Fargas - won[2]
- Visual Effects Award - Rose Draper and Mike Seymour - won[2]
- Best Direction in a Documentary - Alec Morgan - nominated[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Full list of AFI winners", news.com.au, 8 December 2006
- ^ "Suburban Mayhem sweeps AFI's", The Age, 20 October 2006
External links
edit- Hunt Angels at IMDb
- Hunt Angels at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Hunt Angels Official Movie Website
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