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Review Little Fish
Little Fish might just be the kick start the Australian film industry has been waiting for. Independent cinemas are closing their doors across Sydney, critics throughout Australian are lamenting the downfall of Australian film culture and DVDs are being hailed as the final straw that'll break the industry's back. A few more solid, striking and intense films like this one and the film industry might just get back on track. Little Fish features a stellar cast including Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Lisa McCune. Director Rowan Wood's urban masterpiece is set in the gritty streets and homes of Sydney's Cabramatta, a suburb synonymous with drugs and danger in the Australian Psyche. The film follows former junkie Tracy Heart (Blanchett) as she fumbles through the challenges of maintaining normality, post addiction. Noni Hazelhurst plays Tracy's mum and is a surprise standout delivering a realistic and moving portrayal. Blanchett and Weaving prove that their international acclaim is well deserved. As a Sydneysider you can't help but think you've met these characters before. Little Fish is exhausting and uplifting, tragic yet beautiful. Far from light entertainment it will have you holding your breath, wringing your hands and wanting to yell at the screen. Despite this intensity somehow Wood has managed to infiltrate this darkness with glimmering rays of hope. At a recent preview screening of the film a representative of a drug an alcohol rehabilitation organisation had this to say. "You won't enjoy it but you'll appreciate its honesty." Having never experienced moments like these first hand I found Little Fish compelling and enlightening. Little Fish is swimming against the tide of the declining Australian film industry but thanks to outstanding performances, a fantastic script and wonderful direction it might just defy the odds. Little Fish opens in cinemas across Australian on Thursday 8 September.
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