Lucky Miles (2007)Three mismatched blokes are stranded in the Australian desert. Director:Michael James Rowland |
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Lucky Miles (2007)Three mismatched blokes are stranded in the Australian desert. Director:Michael James Rowland |
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Tevi Fanning | ... | |
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Vincent Chea | ... | |
| Kenneth Moraleda | ... | ||
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Samang Chan | ... | |
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Thorl Chea | ... | |
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Chanse Nop | ... |
Tea
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Rithy Dourng | ... | |
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Sokong Kim | ... | |
| Rodney Afif | ... |
Youssif Al-Samer
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Majid Shokor | ... | |
| Osamah Sami | ... | ||
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Toma Isho | ... | |
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Majed Abbas | ... | |
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Asaad Abdulrazak | ... | |
An Indonesian fishing boat abandons a group of Iraqi and Cambodian men on a remote part of the Western Australian coast. Told there is a bus over the dunes, the men are abandoned to a desert the size of Poland. While most are quickly rounded up, three men with little in common but their history of misfortune elude capture and begin an epic but confused journey drawn on by their hopes amplified by the empty desert. Pursued by an army reservist unit more concerned with playing ball sports and music, our three protagonists wander deeper into trouble, searching desperately among the harsh beauty of the Pilbara for evidence of a western, liberal democracy. Or the promised bus. Written by ex Wikipedia
One of my favourites of 2007
It is simply a really well put together film about boat people trying to sneak into, and then around, the Northern territories.
Every situation is handled with suitable aplomb: there is plenty of genuine laughs as well as great character development as the main protagonists fall out with each other and gradually form real bonds. There is a lovely touch throughout of subtitling the speaker rather than the screen and this works superbly.
For a film with such a small plot it delivers a real punch: it is far more human, and enjoyable than many bigger costume dramas,, or big budget efforts.
It really is worth the view, and I can't wait to see the next effort by Michael James Roland because this one is seriously good: funny, poignant, exciting, and above all, a film about finding.
Warmly recommended