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Release Date:
25 May 2006 (Australia) moreTagline:
More is never enough. morePlot:
A poet (Ledger) falls in love with an art student (Cornish) who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair. full summary | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
Melbourne Victoria
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Husband Wife Relationship
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Mother Daughter Relationship
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Wheelchair
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Street Walker
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Awards:
4 wins & 16 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
tMF - FUTURE LEADING LADIES, NIKKI & KRISTEN (From TwilightersAnonymous. 2 November 2008, 7:07 PM, PST)
Michelle Williams Helps Fund Heath Ledger Scholarship
(From PEOPLE.com. 6 June 2008, 4:45 AM, PDT)
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Accurate, intimate and very watchable moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Abbie Cornish | ... | Candy |
 | Heath Ledger | ... | Dan |
 | Geoffrey Rush | ... | Casper |
| Tom Budge | ... | Schumann |
 | Roberto Meza-Mont | ... | Jorge (as Roberto Meza Mont) |
 | Tony Martin | ... | Jim Wyatt |
| Noni Hazlehurst | ... | Elaine Wyatt |
| Holly Austin | ... | Sunglasses Shop Assistant |
| Craig Moraghan | ... | Washing Machine Dealer |
| John Lee | ... | Hock Shop Man |
| Noel Herriman | ... | Celebrant |
| Tim McKenzie | ... | Uncle Rod |
| Tara Morice | ... | Aunt Katherine |
| Maddi Newling | ... | Janey |
| Patricia Lemon | ... | Wedding Guest |
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Rated R for pervasive depiction of drug addiction, disturbing images, language, sexual content and nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
Hong Kong:108 min | UK:108 min | UK:108 min (uncut) | USA:108 min | Australia:116 minCountry:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Australia:MA (re-rating) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:15 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Japan:R-15 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:18 | Australia:RMOVIEmeter: 
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Continuity: In one scene when he is sitting on the couch in their living room, the purple matchbook is on the table, then it’s gone, and in the next scene it is back. moreQuotes:
Dan: [reading] Here is the deepest secret nobody knows. Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide. And this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart... I carry your heart, I carry it in my heart. moreSoundtrack:
Slowly moreFAQ
Does the salt injection really help an overdose?Is this film based on a novel?
What is the full poem that candy writes on the walls?
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You could write this off as another story about addiction and the destruction resulting from it, but there's more here. The love story between Ledger and Cornish is a constant throughout, with a great line on how their addiction affects not only their own relationship, but their relationships with others: parents, friends, acquaintances.
Abby Cornish is especially good as the art girl turned junkie prostitute; her fall into addiction and the changes it makes in her life are much more effective than Ledger's portrayal of a junkie in love.
The parents in the movie are excellent, from subtle facial expressions to drag-out fights with their dope fiend daughter. They act much as you would expect parents to act, or at least hope they would act.
The ending dropped the ball a little, but maybe they ran out of budget. In any case, I would watch it again. It's realistic, gritty, romantic and a good case study of how drugs can ruin the most intense love.