Lucky Miles - April 28/30/May 1
MA 15+ (Infrequent strong coarse language)
Taking a controversial subject for many Australians, co-writer and director Michael James Rowland adopts a different, yet engaging approach to the story of refugees arriving illegally in Australia.
The journey starts on a remote West Australian beach when an Indonesian fishing boat unloads a group of Cambodian and Iraqi men. After walking over dunes towards a promised, yet non-existent bus to take them to Perth, many of the men are quickly recovered. However, three are overlooked in the round-up and these unlikely travelling companions are left to their own devices. Not so far behind and yet in no real hurry is the Australian Reservist Army.
Inspired by several true stories the film attempts to capture in a very human way the stresses and tension of different ethnic groups struggling to survive together in a foreign environment after being compelled to seek a better life elsewhere.
This film won the Audience Award at the Sydney Film Festival and was the Australian film that opened the Adelaide Film Festival.
Origin: Australia 2007
Director/s: Michael James Rowland
Cast: Kenneth Moraleda, Sri Sacdpraseuth, Rodney Afif, Glen Shea
Running Time: 101 minutes
Source/s: IMDB, Margaret Pomeranz, luckymiles.com.au
Compiled by: William H. Doudle
