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Your search by 'Australia' identified 11 films

  • The Girl Who Swallowed Bees
    The Girl Who Swallowed Bees

    Australia, 2007, 9 min.

    A young teenage girl feels so distraught that she even swallows bees in an attempt to end her life. But instead, from this moment on she sees her life in a lustrous, honey-golden light ...

  • Introducing the Dwights
    Introducing the Dwights

    Australia, 2007, 109 min.

    Young Tim’s finally found a girl. Now the only hurdle in their way is Tim’s mother, a one-time singer, part-time stand-up comic, and full-time diva that can’t understand why a boy would rather do anything else than help his mother. A charming, bittersweet evocation of family dysfunction.

  • Like Minds
    Like Minds

    Australia, 2006, 110 min.

    A clinical psychologist brought in to study a high schooler charged with the murder of his best friend uncovers a bizarre fixation with honor, ritual and the Knights Templar. This powerful, engaging mystery offers more than just a twisting whodunit, with rich character studies artfully complementing

  • Look Sharp
    Look Sharp

    Australia, 2006, 9 min.

    A sexy female photographer picks up a couple of buddies, but in the morning, the camera’s intensity may make their allegiances shift.

  • Noise
    Noise

    Australia, 2007, 105 min.

    Suffering from tinnitus, a young cop is stationed in a police van in a suburb that has been rocked by two violent murders. As he engages with the affected community, he uncovers a nightmare of guilt and suspicion. With pitch perfect sound design, this is an unexpected take on the police thriller gen

  • The Sentimental Bloke
    The Sentimental Bloke

    Australia, 1919, 108 min.

    Based on a popular book of verse, and directed by film pioneer Raymond Longford, this tale of a lovable hellraiser who finds his “ideal tart” and decides to go straight became a box office hit in 1919. The film's language and down-to-earth romantic sentiments retain their appeal nine decades later.

  • Sexy Thing
    Sexy Thing

    Australia, 2006, 14 min.

    On a dry suburban day, a 12 year old is caught between the conflicting worlds of family, friendship and imagination.

  • The Silence
    The Silence

    Australia, 2006, 104 min.

    Confined to a desk job after being involved in a fatal shooting, a troubled cop finds himself obsessed with the photos of a glamorous murder victim from the ’60s. Reopening her case, he unleashes a cycle of mayhem that brings unexpected consequences for both his career and his personal life.

  • Ten Canoes
    Ten Canoes

    Australia, 2006, 92 min.

    Ten canoes, three wives and one hundred and fifty spears leads to… trouble. Mingygululu, fearing his younger brother has designs on one of his wives, relates a parable of lust, sorcery, gluttony and war from the distant past in hopes of instructing the younger man on the proper way to live.

  • Tommy the Kid
    Tommy the Kid

    Australia, 2006, 12 min.

    When his bike is stolen by the local pawn shop proprietor, Tommy uses the code of the wild west to get it back.

  • The Year of Living Dangerously
    The Year of Living Dangerously

    Australia, 1982, 115 min.

    Introduced by environmental photographer and author, Art Wolfe. Indonesia, 1965: While on the track of a routine story, an ambitious young journalist stumbles across corruption, romance and a country on the brink of implosion. Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt star in Peter Weir’s sizzling