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Loving puts your heart at risk
1999 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | John Curran |
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| Writer: | Andrew McGahan |
| Staring: |
| An unfocused twentysomething moves in with a former co-worker, who is suffering from low self-esteem because of her weight, looks, and a case of eczema. Their relationship is based on unending drink, drugs, and sex. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 22, 1999 |
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| Director: | John Curran |
| Writer: | Andrew McGahan |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | cigarette, farm, sex addiction, alcoholism, drug use, boarding house, twenty something, unemployment benefits, brisbane, abortion, eczema, doomed romance, high school crush, old men |
| Production Companies | Australian Film Finance Corporation, Emcee Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ray Bull | Vass |
| Richard Green | Dave |
| Paul Lum | Darren |
| Fiona Mahl | Darren's Girlfriend |
| Skye Wansey | Helen |
| Mick Innes | Taxi Driver |
| Jamie Jackson | James |
| Stephen Shanahan | Steve |
| Karen Colston | Mary |
| Alfio Gemmellaro | Boarder |
| Joseph Zeini | Boarder |
| Harry Bragg | Boarder |
| Ken Bromilow | Boarder |
| Wilson Alcorn | Boarder |
| Nevile Nicholson | Boarder |
| Cass Cumerford | Boarder |
| Charles Hodges | Boarder |
| Alan Delandro | Boarder |
| Ramon Fields | Man in Shower |
| Ken Shorter | Male Nurse |
| Joy Hruby | Old Woman |
| James Glendenning | Patient |
| Rosa Carlotta | Angie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tess Natoli | Makeup & Hair |
| Paul Pattison | Makeup & Hair |
| Sue MacKay | Production Manager |
| Phil Tipene | Sound Mixer |
| Nada Mikaš | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Brent Burge | Sound Designer |
| Andrew Plain | Sound Designer |
| Andrew McGahan | Screenplay, Novel |
| Michael Turner | Original Music Composer |
| Alexandre de Franceschi | Editor |
| Michael Philips | Production Design |
| Nikki Barrett | Casting |
| Emily Seresin | Costume Designer |
| Annie Beauchamp | Art Direction |
| Ellen Roelvink | Visual Effects |
| Andrew Infanti | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Amanda Higgs | Script Editor |
| Jim White | Original Music Composer |
| John Curran | Director |
| Dion Beebe | Director of Photography |
| Warren Ellis | Original Music Composer |
| Nash Edgerton | Stunts |
| Jamie Crooks | First Assistant Director |
| Jennifer Rees-Brown | Second Assistant Director |
| Geoff Willman | Third Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Helen Watts | Co-Producer |
| Martha Coleman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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