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 Peaches

26 Sept 9:30pm HKAC
28 Sept 6:00pm HKSM

Cast: Hugo Weaving, Jacqueline McKenzie, Emma Lung, Matt Le Nevez, Sam Healey, Tyson Contor
Director: Craig Monahan
Genre: Drama
Category: IIB
2004, 109 min, English with Chinese subtitles

From AFI winning director Craig Monahan (The Interview) comes the story of teenage girl Steph (Emma Lung), who is brought up by her fiery aunt Jude (Jacqueline Mackenzie) after her pregnant mother Jass and Vietnamese father are killed in a car crash. The arrival of her late mother's diary reveals the colourful, sexy secrets of Jude and the manager at the local peach cannery Alan (Hugo Weaving). As Steph learns more about her real parents, she also sees a vibrant, risk-taking, fun-loving Jude she has never known - and begins to uncover secrets that no one is prepared for.

Writer Sue Smith interweaves multiple love stories set in the 1980s and the present, filmed in scenic South Australia.

Awards:

  • 2004 Australian Writers’ Guild - Awgie Award nominated Best Original Feature Film
  • 2004 Montreal World Film Festival - nominated Grand Prix des Ameriques