Burke & Wills (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Oliver Torr
Matt Zeremes (co-director)

Writers:

Oliver Torr (writer)
Matt Zeremes (writer)

Release Date:

12 April 2007 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

You don't have to be stuck in the wilderness to be lost.

Plot:

Shot in inner city Sydney, Burke and Wills is about two young men - Burke, a fragile, troubled soul; and Wills...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Celeste Barber	...	Jacki
Bianca Biasi	...	Asha
Winston Cooper	...	Darryl
Rouna Daly	...	Cila
Patrick Dickson	...	Father
Hannah Durack	...	Lisa
Daniel Feuerriegel	...	Guy
Ashley Lyons	...	Brett
Libby Richmond
Francesca Savige	...	Girl
Oliver Torr	...	Burke
Matt Zeremes	...	Wills (as Matthew Zeremes)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Cake Productions

Two new house mates form a strange bond that never really develops into a friendship and will end up taking them to some very dark places.

This is the first film made by the young Australian directing-writing-acting team of Matthew Zeremes and Oliver Torr, who are also the founders of the Sydney theatre group Cake. Boasting brilliant moments of awkward realism, sharp, imaginative dialogue and a rich, tightly focused line in dark humour, this low budget wonder announces two very exciting talents to watch. As the lazy but spirited Wills and depressed loner Burke, Zeremes and Torr, respectively, give dynamic performances, while both their script and direction are top notch. And no, it has nothing to do with the famous Australian explorers.