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Accidents Happen (Country: Australia, UK; Director: Andrew Lancaster; Writer: Brian Carbee, based on his own book; Cast: Geena Davis, Joel Tobeck, Erik Thomson, Sebastian Gregory, Morgan Griffin, Rebecca Massey, Harry Cook, Harrison Gilbertson, Katrina Retallick, Viva Bianca)
There are dysfunctional families... and then there are the Conways. After a family tragedy, 15-year-old Billy Conway has become the de facto glue between his bitter mom (Geena Davis), distant brother, and stoic dad. But when Billy starts to act out, everything changes for them. Full Review Official Site

Balibo (The Balibo Conspiracy) (Country: Australia; Director: Robert Connolly; Writer: Robert Connolly, David Williamson; Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Nathan Phillips, Gyton Grantley, Damon Gameau, Tom Wright, Paul Sonkkila, Mark Leonard Winter, Mark Winter)
As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing, a month later a veteran correspondent follows them, determined to find out the truth. Full Review Official Site

Beautiful Kate (Country: Australia; Director: Rachel Ward; Writer: Rachel Ward, Newton Thornburg; Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Sophie Lowe, Maeve Dermody, Ben Mendelsohn, Scott O'Donnell, Josh McFarlane, Robbie Clissold)
Drama sees old wounds reopened when a man returns home to his dying father. Full Review

Blessed (Country: Australia; Director: Ana Kokkinos; Writer: Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves, Christos Tsiolkas; Cast: Frances O'Connor, Miranda Otto, Deborra-Lee Furness, Sophie Lowe, Tasma Walton, Costas Kilias, Harrison Gilbertson, Eva Lazzaro, Dennis Kreusler, Victoria Haralabidou, Samuel Ross Forbes Wright, Monica Maughan, Eamon Farren, Anastasia Babbousouris, Wayne Blair)
Seven children wander the streets at night, before we see the odyssey from their mothers' perspective. Full Review See: San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Six reports and reviews - Blessed, Together and Sir Ian McKellen picks up Donostia, San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Seven report and reviews - London River, Yuki & Nina

Blind Company (Country: Australia; Director: Alkinos Tsilimidos; Cast: Gloria Ajenstat, Nick Barkla, Colin Friels, Sarah Hallam, Samuel Johnson, Frank Magree, Luke Mulquiney, Paige Rattray)
A dying man faces his past indiscretions.

The Boys Are Back (Country: Australia, UK; Director: Scott Hicks; Writer: Allan Cubitt, from a memoir by Simon Carr; Cast: Clive Owen, Emma Booth, Laura Fraser, George MacKay, Nicholas McAnulty, Julia Blake, Chris Haywood, Erik Thomson, Natasha Little, Lewis Fitz-Gerald)
Clive Owen plays a wisecracking sportswriter suddenly forced into single parenthood by the tragic death of his wife. Forced to raise his two sons in the throes of grief, he introduces a "just say yes" style of parenting with exuberant, and potentially disastrous, results. Full Review See: Interview with Clive Owen about his career Official Site, View Trailer

Cedar Boys (Country: Australia; Director: Serhat Caradee; Writer: Serhat Caradee; Cast: Les Chantery, Yasser Assadi, Waddah Sari, Rachael Taylor, Bren Foster, Daniel Amalm, Martin Henderson)
Crime is an irresistible temptation for first generation Lebanese Australians who want to rise above social racist barriers. Full Review

The Combination (Country: Australia; Director: David Field; Writer: George Basha; Cast: George Basha, Firass Dirani, Doris Younane, Rahel Abdulrahman, Clare Bowen, John Brumpton, Rashad Dehan, Michael Denkha, Adam Grossetti, Ali Haider, Johnny Lahoud, Guang Li, Tyrone Lindqvist, Drew Pearson, Vano Rafik)

Dogs In Space (Country: Australia; Director: Richard Lowenstein; Writer: Richard Lowenstein; Cast: Michael Hutchence, Saskia Post, Nique Needles, Deanna Bond, Tony Helou, Chris Haywood)
Kitchen sink drama with a difference, set in a Melbourne punk commune. Full Review

Last Ride (Country: Australia; Director: Glendyn Ivin; Writer: Mac Gudgeon; Cast: John Brumpton, Mick Coulthard, Rachel Francis, Anita Hegh, Adam Morgan, Levine Ngatokorua, Chrissie Page, Kelton Pell, Tom Russell, Sonya Suares, Hugo Weaving, Chris Weir)
An ex-con goes on the run with his son.

Lucky Country (Country: Australia; Director: Kriv Stenders; Writer: Andy Cox; Cast: Aden Young, Toby Wallace, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Pip Miller, Neil Pigot, Eamon Farren, Robert Menzies, Helmut Bakaitis, Tammy McCarthy)
Turn of the century Australia proves a hard taskmaster for a family of naive English emigres.

My Year Without Sex (Country: Australia; Director: Sarah Watt; Writer: Sarah Watt; Cast: Sacha Horler, Matt Day, Jonathan Segat, Portia Bradley, Roy Davies, Catherine Hill, Sonya Suares, Petru Gheorghiu, Eddie Baroo, Travis Cotton, Fred Whitlock, Sean Rees-Wemyss, Lauren Mikkor, Chloe Guymer, Katie Wall)
Film traces a year of recovery in a family hit by sickness. Full Review

Prime Mover (Country: Australia; Director: David Caesar; Writer: David Caesar; Cast: Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn, Gyton Grantley, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes, Andrew S. Gilbert, Lynette Curran, Jeanette Cronin, Anni Finsterer, Scott McLean)
A long distance lorry driver finds his obssession with owning the best comes with a high price tag.

The Road (Country: US; Director: John Hillcoat; Writer: Cormac McCarthy, Joe Penhall; Cast: Charlize Theron, Viggo Mortensen, Garret Dillahunt, Guy Pearce, Robert Duvall, Molly Parker, Michael K. Williams, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Brenna Roth, Bob Jennings, Jeremy Ambler, David August Lindauer, Jack Erdie, Nick Pasqual, Jared Pfennigwerth)
An unnamed father and son travel through a post-apocalyptic America in this adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Full Review See: Viggo Mortensen BAFTA interview Official Site, View Trailer

Samson And Delilah (Country: Australia; Director: Warwick Thornton; Writer: Warwick Thornton; Cast: Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson, Scott Thornton)
Winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes, sees an Aboriginal couple drawn together after tragedy strikes. Full Review Official Site

Two Fists, One Heart (Country: Australia; Director: Shawn Seet; Writer: Rai Fazio; Cast: Daniel Amalm, Ennio Fantastichini, Jessica Marais, Rai Fazio, Costas Kilias, Paul Pantano, Tim Minchin, Rosemary Lenzo, Louisa Mignone, Paul Berenger, Brett Bonetti, Chris De Souza, Matt Hardie, Greg Higgs, Sam Illingworth)
A young boxer finds romance and the ring don't mix.

The Waiting City (Country: Australia; Director: Claire McCarthy; Writer: Claire McCarthy; Cast: Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton, Samrat Chakrabarti, Isabel Lucas, Barun Chanda, Tanushree Shankar, Tillotama Shome)
A man and woman hope that adopting and Indian child will help solve their marital problems.

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