Praise (1999)
Loving puts your heart at risk
Gordon, a 25-year-old chain-smoking asthmatic who unhappily works at a Brisbane bottle shop, moves into a run-down residential hotel. He becomes embroiled in a romance with Cynthia, a former co-worker who suffers from eczema and low self-esteem. Gordon and Cynthia occupy themselves with drink, drugs, sex, and Scrabble. A love triangle arises when Gordon's former love, Rachel, comes back into his life.
- Date of release
- 1999-04-22
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John Curran
Casting
- Peter Fenton — Gordon
- Sacha Horler — Cynthia
- Joel Edgerton — Leo
- Marta Dusseldorp — Rachel
- Yvette Duncan — Molly
- Tex Perkins — Raymond
- Lynette Curran — Sexual Health Worker
- Damon Herriman — Skinhead
- Loene Carmen — Cathy
- Basil Clarke — Footless Old Man
- Jason Clarke — Frank
- Susan Prior — Sophie
Interesting facts
- Box office: A$578.9K
- Awards: 2 · Nominations: 10. Including: AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Praise is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by John Curran and adapted by Andrew McGahan from his novel of the same name. The film stars Peter Fenton and Sacha Horler and is about two outcasts who fall into an unlikely relationship.
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