Here Out West

Here Out West (2022)

A buzzing and ever-changing melting pot of Western Sydney.

A baby is kidnapped from hospital by a desperate grandmother. Her flight sets off a chain of events that bring together complete strangers over the course of one day.

Date of release
2022-02-03
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama, Adventure
Director
Fadia Abboud, Lucy Gaffy, Ana Kokkinos, Leah Purcell, Julie Kalceff

Casting

Interesting facts

Here Out West is a 2021 Australian anthology film set in culturally diverse Western Sydney. It is made up of eight stories from eight writers and features nine languages. The film has been praised for its positive portrayal of the diversity of Western Sydney. It was the opening film for the 68th Sydney Film Festival.

Background and development

Each subsection of the film was written by an emerging writer, all from different backgrounds. The film includes dialogue in ten languages: Tagalog, Bengali, Arabic, Kurdish, Spanish, Turkish, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Kurmanji, and English.

The food docu-series 8 Nights Out West was inspired by the movie, hosted by Here Out West writer and actor Arka Das. Each episode features a member of the cast or crew showcasing and discussing food from their cultural background. The docu-series aired in anticipation of the launch of Here Out West on the ABC's streaming service.

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