Praise
Loving puts your heart at risk
4.8(8) 1999-04-22 98 minDrama
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.
DirectorJohn Curran
Original Music ComposerJim White
ScreenplayAndrew McGahan
ProducerMartha Coleman
Original Music ComposerWarren Ellis
Original Music ComposerMichael Turner
Cast & characters
Peter Fenton
as Gordon
Sacha Horler
as Cynthia
Joel Edgerton
as Leo
Marta Dusseldorp
as Rachel
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Yvette Duncan
as Molly
Tex Perkins
as Raymond
Lynette Curran
as Sexual Health Worker
Damon Herriman
as Skinhead
Loene Carmen
as Cathy
Basil Clarke
as Footless Old Man
Jason Clarke
as Frank
Susan Prior
as Sophie
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Ray Bull
as Vass
Richard Green
as Dave
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Paul Lum
as Darren
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Fiona Mahl
as Darren's Girlfriend
Skye Wansey
as Helen
Mick Innes
as Taxi Driver
Jamie Jackson
as James
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Stephen Shanahan
as Steve
Karen Colston
as Mary
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Alfio Gemmellaro
as Boarder
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Joseph Zeini
as Boarder
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Harry Bragg
as Boarder
