Holidays on the River Yarra explained
| Holidays on the River Yarra |
| Director: | Leo Berkeley |
| Producer: | Fiona Cochrane |
| Starring: | Craig Adams
Claudia Karvan
Alex Menglet |
| Cinematography: | Brendan Lavelle |
| Editing: | Leo Berkeley |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | A$425,000[1] |
| Gross: | A$24,600 (Australia) |
Holidays on the River Yarra is a 1991 Australian drama film directed by Leo Berkeley. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot
Disillusioned Melbourne teenage boys Mick and Eddie are looking for adventure and a means of escape. They unwittingly get themselves involved in a criminal enterprise, and somehow must find enough money to sail to Africa.:
Cast
- Craig Adams - Eddie
- Luke Elliot - Mick
- Alex Menglet - Big Mac
- Tahir Cambis - Stewie
- Claudia Karvan - Elsa
- Ian Scott - Frank
- Sheryl Munks - Valerie
- Angela McKenna - Mother
- Chris Askey - Mercenary
- John Brumpton - Mercenary
- Jacek Koman - Mercenary
- Eric Mueck - Billy
- Justin Connor - Danny
- Leong Lim - Shopkeeper
- Robert Ratti - Nick
- Arpad Mihaly - Chef
Box office
Holidays on the River Yarra grossed $24,600 at the box office in Australia.[3]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1990 p71
- Web site: Festival de Cannes: Holidays on the River Yarra . 10 August 2009. festival-cannes.com.
- Web site: Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office . 20 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218045303/http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf . 18 February 2011 . dead .
