Holidays on the River Yarra

Holidays on the River Yarra is a 1991 Australian drama film directed by Leo Berkeley. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Holidays on the River Yarra
Directed byLeo Berkeley
Written byLeo Berkeley
Produced byFiona Cochrane
StarringCraig Adams
Claudia Karvan
Alex Menglet
CinematographyBrendan Lavelle
Edited byLeo Berkeley
Release date
  • 3 October 1991 (1991-10-03)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$425,000[1]
Box officeA$24,600 (Australia)

Plot

Disillusioned Melbourne teenage boys Mick and Eddie are looking for adventure and a means of escape. They unwittingly get themselves involved in a criminal enterprise, and somehow must find enough money to sail to Africa.:

Cast

  • Craig Adams - Eddie
  • Luke Elliot - Mick
  • Alex Menglet - Big Mac
  • Tahir Cambis - Stewie
  • Claudia Karvan - Elsa
  • Ian Scott - Frank
  • Sheryl Munks - Valerie
  • Angela McKenna - Mother
  • Chris Askey - Mercenary
  • John Brumpton - Mercenary
  • Jacek Koman - Mercenary
  • Eric Mueck - Billy
  • Justin Connor - Danny
  • Leong Lim - Shopkeeper
  • Robert Ratti - Nick
  • Arpad Mihaly - Chef

Box office

Holidays on the River Yarra grossed $24,600 at the box office in Australia.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1990 p71
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Holidays on the River Yarra". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.


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