| Mull | |
| Director: | Don McLennan |
| Music: | Michael Atkinson |
| Cinematography: | Zbigniew Friedrich |
| Editing: | Zbigniew Friedrich |
| Studio: | Ukiyo Films |
| Distributor: | International Film Management World Releasing Inc |
| Runtime: | 92 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | A$3 million[1] |
Mull is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Don McLennan. The film is based on the popular 1986 book, Mullaway by Bronwen 'Bron' Nichols.[2]
A sixteen-year-old teenage girl (Nadine Garner) is forced to care for her family, when her mother (Sue Jones) finds out she is dying of Hodgkin’s disease. The family consists of her father (Bill Hunter) a reformed alcoholic and recently born-again Christian, her heroin-dabbling closet gay older brother (Craig Morrison), and two trying younger siblings (Bradley Kilpatrick and Kymara Stowers) all packed into a rented flat in the Melbourne bayside suburb of St Kilda. She also has to deal with her pregnant Greek best friend (Mary Coustas), her yearnings for her brother’s lover (Juno Roxas) and her gay former schoolteacher plus his lover.
| Actor/actress | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Nadine Garner | Phoebe Mullens | |
| Bill Hunter | Frank Mullens | |
| Sue Jones | Deborah Mullens | |
| Craig Morrison | Steven Mullens | |
| Bradley Kilpatrick | Allan Mullens | |
| Kymara Stowers | Jodie Mullens | |
| Dominic Sweeney | Jim | |
| Juno Roxas | Guido | |
| Esme Melville | Fanny | |
| Gerard Maguire | Dr. Graham | |
| Mary Coustas | Helen | |
| Monty Maizels | Don | |
| Nick Giannopoulos | George | |
| David Cameron | Larry | |
| Bruce Langdon | Paul | |
| Vince Jones | jazz singer |
The film's budget was $3 million but McLennan says only $1.7 million went on the film, the rest went into fees.[1]
Mull received six nominations at the 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards: 'Best Film', 'Best Director' (McLennan), 'Best Actress' (Garner), 'Best Supporting Actress' (for both Jones and Coustas) and 'Best Costume Design' (Jeanie Cameron). Nadine Garner winning the 'Best Actress' award.[4]
The film was also screened at the 33rd Regus London Film Festival in 1989.[5]