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Little Fish

Little Fish film poster
Directed by Rowan Woods
Produced by Vincent Sheehan
Liz Watts
Richard Keddie
Written by Jacqueline Perske
Starring Cate Blanchett
Sam Neill
Hugo Weaving
Editing by Alexandre de Franceschi
John Scott
Distributed by First Look Pictures Releasing
Release date(s) 8 September 2005 (Australia)
Running time 114 min. Rowan Woods is an Australian Film director. Woods directed The Boys in 1998 and won an AFI award for best direction Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Sam Neill, DCNZM, OBE (born 14 September 1947 is a New Zealand film and television actor Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Language English, Vietnamese
IMDb profile

Little Fish is a 2005 Australian film directed by Rowan Woods. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Rowan Woods is an Australian Film director. Woods directed The Boys in 1998 and won an AFI award for best direction It was filmed in and around Sydney, in Cabramatta and in Fairfield. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Cabramatta is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fairfield is a western Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

Plot

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Little Fish is about Tracy Heart (Cate Blanchett), a former heroin addict who is desperately trying to escape her past and achieve her goals and dreams. Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Tracy lives with her mother (Noni Hazlehurst) and brother in "little Saigon" area (Cabramatta) in Sydney, Australia, where heroin is readily available. Noni Hazlehurst AM (born Leonie Elva Hazlehurst in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 17 August 1953 is an Australian actress Cabramatta is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. She is in need of money to become a partner in the video store that she works in, but her loan applications are repeatedly rejected by finance providers, as a result of her past criminal record, history of drug use and lack of collateral. Money is anything that is generally accepted as Payment for Goods and services and repayment of Debts. Tracy is trying to help her drug addicted stepfather Lionel (Hugo Weaving) to kick his heroin addiction. Drug use in Australia History Prior to Australian Federation, there was little policy response to the use to illicit substances Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as After a four year absence in Vancouver, her former boyfriend Jonny Nguyen (Dustin Nguyen), also a former heroin addict, has come back into her life. Dustin Nguyen (b September 17 1962, Saigon, South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American Actor. Jonny, who now dresses in business suits, claims to have employment as a stockbroker at a large firm and suggests he may be able to obtain the money Tracy desires through share trading. The romance between Tracy and Jonny is rekindled. Upon visiting Jonny's alleged workplace, Tracy discovers Jonny has lied to her and is not in fact employed as a stockbroker. Jonny has become involved in a drug deal with her brother Ray and Tracy also chooses to become involved in the deal as she sees this as the only means of providing the finance she needs to become a partner in the video store. Tracy, Ray and Jonny set out to execute the deal, which ends in tragedy. Tracy's courage and deep love for those she cares about are notable in the climactic scenes of the film.

Cast

Reception

The film received mostly positive critical reviews with 85 percent of freshness in Rotten Tomatoes. Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as Sam Neill, DCNZM, OBE (born 14 September 1947 is a New Zealand film and television actor Dustin Nguyen (b September 17 1962, Saigon, South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American Actor. Noni Hazlehurst AM (born Leonie Elva Hazlehurst in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 17 August 1953 is an Australian actress Martin Henderson (born October 8, 1974) is a New Zealand actor Lisa McCune (born 19 February 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a four time Gold Logie Award winning Susie Porter is a Logie Award winning Australian television and film actress Nina Liu, (born June 15, 1977) is an Australian actress of Chinese descent Linda Cropper is an Australian actress noted for her Television roles Daniela Farinacci (also credited as Daniella Farinaci is an Australian actress of Italian descent who has many television film and theatre credits Anh Do ( Đỗ Anh) is a Vietnamese Australian actor and stand-up comedian who resides in Yagoona in the City of Bankstown. Jason Chong (born 29 October 1969) is an Australian actor Chong was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Alex "Bud" Cook - ( November 15, 1907 in Kingston Ontario – November 13, 1993) was a Professional Ice Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Critics admired this film for its script and the actors' performances. The critic Liz Braun said "Little Fish has beautifully understated performances and a script that emphasizes the mundane and the manipulative in the addict's world. The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word " Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly praised it mostly for its great acting performance saying "The actors are terrific, especially Weaving, who plays bottoming out as a tragedy spiked with gallows humor, and Blanchett, who digs deep into the booby-trapped nature of recovery. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc The revelation, however, is Rowan Woods, a major filmmaker in the making. "

Awards

The film was nominated for 13 Australian Film Institute Awards in 2005, and won five awards including Best Actor (Hugo Weaving), Best Actress (Cate Blanchett), Best Supporting Actress (Noni Hazlehurst), and Best Editing. The Australian Film Institute Awards (often abbreviated to AFI Awards) are awards of merit presented annually by the Australian Film Institute. The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Noni Hazlehurst AM (born Leonie Elva Hazlehurst in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 17 August 1953 is an Australian actress The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Editing is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards.

It also won several Inside Film Awards, including Best Actress (Cate Blanchett), Best Actor (Hugo Weaving), and Best Sound. The Inside Film Awards (often abbreviated to IF Awards) is an annual awards ceremony for the Australian film industry organised by Inside Film magazine Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack features two versions of the song Flame Trees, as well as original tunes composed by Nathan Larson. " Flame Trees " is a song by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel from their 1984 album Twentieth Century. Nathan Larson may refer to Nathan Larson (musician, an American musician Nathan Larson (politician, an American politician

Tracklisting

1. Flame Trees - Sarah Blasko
2. Little Fish Theme
3. A Place in the Sun - Hoodoo Gurus
4. Pool Love
5. Con Mua Ha - Mylinh Dinh
6. Half Speed Love
7. Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart - Bic Runga
8. I Can't Score For You
9. Flame Trees - The Sacred Heart School, Cabramatta
10. Little Fish Theme (Redux)
11. Ban Toi - The Enterprise Band featuring Hoang Son
12. Lionel Requiem
13. End Credits

See also

External links

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