Unfinished Sky (2007)

Anecdotes

• Box-office : 966,2 k $AU
• Récompenses : 6 · Nominations : 10. Dont : AACTA Award du meilleur scénario adapté; AACTA Award du meilleur acteur; AACTA Award de la meilleure photographie; AACTA Award de la meilleure actrice

Unfinished Sky is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Peter Duncan. William McInnes stars as John Woldring, an Australian farmer living in self-imposed exile after his wife's death, who rescues and protects Tahmeena, played by Monic Hendrickx, an Afghan refugee who has escaped abusive local townsfolk. Deliberated by scholars and Peter Duncan as a film focused on the response to 9/11, Unfinished Sky has also been described as post-national cinema, with themes of isolation, the fear of others, and the overcoming of obstacles, all relating to Australian identity.

Production

The involvement and investment of New Holland Pictures, a combination of the Dutch company responsible for the production The Polish Bride and an Australian pair, Cathy and Mark Overett, was vital in the creation of Unfinished Sky.

Peter Duncan adapted the Dutch film in an Australian setting in response to the impact of 9/11; it was shot mainly in Beaudesert, Queensland, south of Brisbane. In an interview with Matthew Pejkovic, Duncan describes the film as being ‘about overcoming those fears,’ in relation to his earlier comment on ‘how people have become more fearful of each other’; he thus highlights the central message of overcoming distrust of difference.

The cinematography of the film, headed by Robert Humphries, attempts to mimic the characterisation and interaction of the two protagonists. The film is split into two parts; the opening half is distinguished by a more tonally grey image, a result of a slight crushing of colour, reflecting the coarseness of interaction between the protagonists.

Camera work is also used to metaphorically represent the characters' internal perceptions of the landscape. Duncan in an interview with Brian McFarlane says that the setting is related to John's perspective: "He’s so lost his sense of place that he doesn’t notice the beauty around him." Later sections of the film present the countryside in more vivid tones.

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