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A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 47%, Metacritic 57/100. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
A poet falls in love with an art student, 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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic57/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
666 audience votes
Key crew
- Neil ArmfieldDirector
- Neil ArmfieldScreenplay
- Paul CharlierOriginal Music Composer
- Luke DaviesScreenplay
Cast
- Abbie CornishCandy
- Heath LedgerDan
- Geoffrey RushCasper
- Tom BudgeSchumann
- Roberto Meza-MontJorge
- Tony MartinMr. Wyatt
- Noni HazlehurstMrs. Wyatt
- Holly AustinSunglasses Shop Assistant
- Craig MoraghanWashing Machine Dealer
- John LeeHock Shop Man
- Noel HerrimanCelebrant
- Tim McKenzieUncle Rod
Stills
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Themes
australiabased on novel or bookheroinjunkiemethadone programmeartistcold turkeymarriagemental breakdownloversdrawing and paintingrecovering addict