Blessed is a 2009 Australian drama film directed by Ana Kokkinos and starring Miranda Otto and Frances O'Connor. It was released in Australia on 10 September 2009. It is a film adaptation of the play Who's Afraid of the Working Class?[2]
| Blessed | |
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| Directed by | Ana Kokkinos |
| Written by | Andrew Bovell Patricia Cornelius Melissa Reeves Christos Tsiolkas |
| Produced by | Al Clark |
| Starring | Miranda Otto Frances O'Connor |
| Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
| Edited by | Jill Bilcock |
| Music by | Cezary Skubiszewski |
Production companies | Blessed Film Productions Film Victoria (funding) Head Gear Films Screen Australia (funding) Wildheart Zizani |
| Distributed by | Icon Film Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$457,898 (Australia)[1] |
The film was written by Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves and Christos Tsiolkas, as was the play. The film is 113 minutes in length and was filmed in Melbourne.[citation needed]
Premise
editThe film is centered upon the interweaving lives and misadventures of six lost kids who wander the Melbourne streets at night while their mothers await their return home.
Cast
edit- Frances O'Connor as Rhonda
- Miranda Otto as Bianca
- Deborra-Lee Furness as Tanya
- Victoria Haralabidou as Gina
- Monica Maughan as Laurel Parker
- Wayne Blair as James Parker
- William McInnes as Peter
- Tasma Walton as Gail
- Sophie Lowe as Katrina
- Anastasia Baboussouras as Trisha
- Harrison Gilbertson as Daniel
- Eamon Farren as Roo
- Eva Lazzaro as Stacey
- Reef Ireland as Orton
- Costas Kilias as Chris
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 November 2012
- ^ "Who's Afraid of the Working Class? now Blessed film". Big Pond Movies. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
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