Astrid Grant
[[Nicholas Bishop]]"},"music":{"wt":""},"cinematography":{"wt":""},"editing":{"wt":""},"distributor":{"wt":"Roadshow Australia"},"released":{"wt":"{{Film date|1998|11}}"},"runtime":{"wt":""},"country":{"wt":"Australia"},"language":{"wt":"English"},"budget":{"wt":"A$40,000 (to rough cut)"},"gross":{"wt":"A$909,475 (Australia)[http://www.film.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/967/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf \"Australian Films at the Australian Box Office\" ''Film Victoria'']. Retrieved 14 November 2012"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwBQ">1998 Australian film
Occasional Coarse Language | |
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Directed by | Brad Hayward |
Written by | Brad Hayward |
Produced by | Trish Piper |
Starring | Sara Browne Astrid Grant Nicholas Bishop |
Distributed by | Roadshow Australia |
Release date |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$40,000 (to rough cut) |
Box office | A$909,475 (Australia) [1] |
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