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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Sarah Watt
Writer:
Sarah Watt (writer)
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Release Date:
18 August 2005 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Disaster Is Everywhere
Plot:
During one unusually hot weekend, four friends struggle after hearing some life-changing news. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
21 wins & 16 nominations more
User Comments:
a great film for the Aussie film industry. more (50 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Mary Kostakidis ... SBS Newsreader
Justine Clarke ... Meryl Lee
Daniella Farinacci ... Julia (as Daniela Farinacci)
Robbie Hoad ... Rob (as Rob Hoad)
William McInnes ... Nick
Leon Teague ... Doctor
Andrew S. Gilbert ... Phil

Anthony Hayes ... Andy Walker
Elena Carapetis ... Maria
Tamara Lee ... Policewoman (as Tamara Lees)
Andreas Sobik ... Train Driver
Lisa Flanagan ... Anna
Irena Dangov ... Train Driver's Wife
Jacquelynne Willcox ... Current Affairs Reporter
Laura Peisley ... Emily
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Life Story (Australia) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content and thematic material.
Runtime:
Australia:100 min | Argentina:100 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Hibiscus Films more

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Trivia:
The film was selected as a film text by the Australian State of Victoria's Curriculum and Assessment Authority. more
Quotes:
Meryl Lee: The seven stages of grief. What's the point in knowing where you're up to if you've still got to go through it anyway? more
Movie Connections:
References "The Saddle Club" (2001) more

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22 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
a great film for the Aussie film industry., 19 September 2005
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Author: fibreglassdisco from Australia

Every couple of years the quality of our films seems to peak then decline. For every Muriel's Wedding or Lantana there are four films like The Nugget or Strange Bedfellows. Perhaps it's our complete saturation of American culture. Our expectations are such that everything we see must conform to the mold of American T.V. or film. 'Look Both Ways' is another attempt to fly in the face of this all-consuming wave, one that grows steadily bigger. The ability to tell distinctly Australian stories, whether they be set in suburbia or outback, period or contemporary, is something that should be encouraged and supported. This is not a U.S bashing exercise. Or a dig at the media in this country. I merely want to state that it is good to see courage taken by Australian film makers and financiers by making this film. We will never be as big as Hollywood, and we shouldn't try to be. National cinema, no matter what country it is, exists to enhance and enrich the culture that it comes from. We should be happy that this film has been made, because it gives hope for the future, until the media proclaims that our industry has declined again.

Getting to the film, I feel that it gives a feeling of hope in the face of uncertainty and fear. The main characters have to deal with things that creep up on us without warning, whether it be the death of a loved one, or a freight train accident, or the first unsure steps in a developing relationship. The film focuses on how these events can cripple our daily lives, sending us into muddled states of grief and fear. It also makes us treasure what we have. this film is a gem, one that deserves to have a wide viewer ship, just so that the world can see what we are capable of.

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