Clubland

19 Sept 7:30pm HKAC
26 Sept 7:00pm HKSM
27 Sept 5:30pm HKAC

Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Emma Booth, Khan Chittenden, Frankie J. Holden, Rebecca Gibney, Russell Dykstra
Director: Cherie Nowlan
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Category: III
2007, 106 min, English with Chinese subtitles

Meet Jeannie Dwight and her family. Jean (Brenda Blethyn) is a cook, loving mother, divorcee, and on the road to a comeback on the club comedy circuit. Her ex-husband John (Frankie J. Holden) is hoping to get his life back to the glory days, when he was a headlining singer.

With parents like these, it is hardly surprising that life’s not always smooth sailing for 21-year-old Tim (Khan Chittenden) who is shy, lives at home, and is a disaster with women. When the beautiful and feisty Jill (Emma Booth) arrives on the scene things seem to be looking up. But there is another woman in Tim’s life, one who will stand between him and the perfect romance…his mother!

The hit of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival will make you laugh, cry and run home to hug your family.

Awards:

• 2007 AFI Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Emma Booth
• 2008 Film Critics' Circle of Australia: Best Supporting Actress - Emma Booth
• 2008 Movie Extra Filmink Awards: Best Australian Newcomer - Emma Booth