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Synopsis
A free-spirited art student and a roguish poet find their addiction to each other taking a back seat to their taste for heroin in director Neil Armfield's intensely personal tale of recreational drug use gone bad. When Candy (Abbie Cornish) and Dan (Heath Ledger) first fell in love, they both thought they had found all they ever needed in life. Despite financial hardships, the pair sustained themselves on the vibrant life force that burned blindingly bright as it promised an invincible future. Their intoxicating romance a blissful altered state of which heroin played only a minor role in the beginning, Candy and Dan soon decide to strengthen their bond by marrying and starting a family. Their manufactured Eden gradually becomes an uncontrollable inferno, however, as Candy's parents slowly pull away due to the pain of witnessing their daughter's slow slide into oblivion, and even chemistry professor Casper (Geoffrey Rush), who was at first complicit in their experimentation, admits that Candy and Dan's blind devotion to the drug is now forever ingrained into their commitment to one and other. As the marriage deteriorates right along with Candy's increasingly fragile mental state, Dan must make the difficult decision to either rescue her or pull away in hopes that the clarity of separation will finally empower her to break free of the addiction that binds her. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Noni Hazelhurst Mrs. Wyatt
Tony Martin Mr. Wyatt
Geoffrey Rush Casper
Heath Ledger Dan
Abbie Cornish Candy

Production Crew

Laurie Faen Art Director
Iain Canning Associate Producer
Luke Davies Book Author
Garry Phillips Cinematographer
Paul Charlier Composer (Music Score)
Jodie Fried Costume Designer
Neil Armfield Director
Dany Cooper Editor
Andrew Mackie Executive Producer
Angus Finney Executive Producer
Michael Whyke Executive Producer
Richard Payten Executive Producer
Terry Yason Executive Producer
Libby Sharpe Line Producer
Ali Malone Location Manager
Colleen Clarke Post Production Supervisor
Emile Sherman Producer
Margaret Fink Producer
John Russell Production Accountant
Robert Cousins Production Designer
Ian McLoughlin Re-Recording Mixer
Luke Davies Screenwriter
Neil Armfield Screenwriter
Sophie Dick Set Designer
Mark Blackwell Sound/Sound Designer
Andrew Plain Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 2006
Runtime: 108
Country: Australia
MPAA Rating: R
for pervasive depiction of drug addiction, disturbing images, language, sexual content and nudity
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Fortissimo Films
New South Wales Film & Television Office
Paradigm Hyde Films
Sherman Pictures

Release
November 17, 2006 (USA - Limited)
by Dendy Films
Film Finance
Margaret Fink Films
Sherman Pictures
ThinkFilm

Awards
2006 - Film Presented - Berlin International Film Festival
2006 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival
2006 - Film Presented - London Film Festival