Backsliding | |
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Directed by | Simon Target |
Starring | Tim Roth Odile Le Clezio Jim Holt |
Distributed by | Electric Pictures (UK) |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$2.3 million [1] |
Box office | A$5,054 (Australia) [2] |
Backsliding is a 1992 Australian film starring Tim Roth.
While in prison, Jack had two momentous experiences: he got religion, and met the woman who would become his wife. He and Alison are devoted to the idea of staying in God's good graces, so they have moved to a remote power station in central Australia, far from anywhere. Into this possibly idyllic arrangement comes a rootless young man who the power company has hired on to be the station's handyman. Tensions escalate between the men as their conflicting values rub up against one another [1]
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