Little Fish (2005)

Director:

Rowan Woods

Writer:

Jacquelin Perske (written by)

Release Date:

8 September 2005 (Australia)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The past is right here

Plot:

Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman (Blanchett) trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.

Plot Keywords:

Heroin | Junkie | Ex Boyfriend | Bank | Drug Dealing

Awards:

12 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Cate Blanchett	...	Tracy
Sam Neill	...	The Jockey
Hugo Weaving	...	Lionel
Martin Henderson	...	Ray
Noni Hazlehurst	...	Janelle
Dustin Nguyen	...	Jonny
Joel Tobeck	...	Moss
Lisa McCune	...	Laura
Susie Porter	...	Jenny
Nina Liu	...	Mai
Linda Cropper	...	Denise
Daniella Farinacci	...	Donna (as Daniela Farinacci)
Ferdinand Hoang	...	Khiem
Anh Do	...	Tran
Jason Chong	...	Mingh

Also Known As:

Tracy Heart (Australia) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug content and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

Australia:114 min | USA:114 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

Vietnamese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | UK:15 | Malaysia:18PL | Ireland:16 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)

Trivia:

One of the characters was originally meant to have been gone for a few years in Hong Kong. However, after shooting, they realized that the actor had a slightly American accent, so changed all references to Hong Kong to Vancouver, Canada.

Quotes:

Tracy Heart: The past is right here. It's right here.

Movie Connections:

Features "Farscape" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart

Putting the Pieces Back Together

Little Fish, the 2005 film from Australian director Rowan Woods is an intimate drama that follows the life of Tracy Heart portrayed by Cate Blanchett and her family and close friends. Each character in this drama are each trying to cope with a shattered past and still keep going in the present. Blanchett puts in another strong performance as Tracy, once again transforming into the character and letting the audience join her to the film's conclusion. All of the actors do a solid job. This film's plot is not one that is easy to follow with varying implied details, however the overall themes of family, love, regret, and dreams come through with the performances. Overall a very well paced, well directed and acted film. The DVD contains a 20 minute behind the scenes that explains the character motivations and storyline further.

Grade: A-