С бывшим юристом Стивеном Майерсом на рыбалке случается непредвиденное и невероятное происшествие — во время грозы в его лодку ударяет молния! Лишившись имущества, Майерс обращается в страховую компанию, но та наотрез отказывается возмещать ущерб, ссылаясь на силы стихии, неподвластные человеку. И тогда Стивену ничего не остается, как подать в суд на… Бога! А местным представителям церкви придется на время забыть о делах духовных и защищать своего «патрона» на самом громком и скандальном в истории судебном процессе. Эта легкая ироничная комедия, наполненная тонким юмором и множеством комичных ситуаций, заставит вас смеяться от души!
The story of Peter Allen, Australia's beloved variety entertainer and songwriter. As one of the first openly gay entertainers, Allen won a unique stardom with a mainstream public which loved him for his honesty.
Set in the summer of 1910 in Australia the film follows the story of 14 year old Alan Marshall (Alexander Outhread) as he stumbles out of childhood towards the exciting yet forbidding world of adulthood. For Alan, despite the effects of polio, there is only one passion in life - to become a great horseman just like his hero, the reclusive horse trainer East Driscoll (Russell Crowe). Alan is one of East's few friends and also one of the few who knows about the affair between East and the aristocratic English woman Grace McAlister (Charlotte Rampling). Things inevitably take a turn towards the tragic when East becomes determined to force Grace to leave her husband and run away with him. Hammers Over The Anvil is an evocative coming of age film from Australian director Ann Turner.
Christina (Claudia Karvan) is a school teacher from a wealthy Greek-Australian background, engaged to a lawyer and content with the traditional course of her life. She begins teaching at an inner-city working-class school and she finds her ideas challenged by the students. Involving herself in a campaign by a group of non-anglo students to form a soccer club in a school where the racist PE teacher only supports Australian Rules Football, Christina starts falling in love with aspiring soccer player, 17 year old Nick (Alex Dimitriades). The ensuing affair forces Christina to challenge herself, her family and the culture she lives in. Managing to effectively combine comedy with a refreshing examination of contemporary ethnic relationships in Australia, beautifully acted by a young cast, and insightfully scripted.
When scam artist Harry Reynolds gets out of jail, he makes his way to the depressed coastal village of Beachport, where according to local myth, an old Portuguese treasure ship lies buried in the sand. Harry is an old pro at manipulating this situation to his best advantage, but never anticipates how deeply he will be affected by the relationship he develops with a young boy and his mother. A delightful tale of greed, gullibility and grandiose schemes, "Sweet Talker" is a romantic comedy for everyone in the family.
1915 год. Два романтически настроенных молодых человека вступают в ряды австралийских вооруженных сил. После ускоренной подготовки в «учебке», затерянной в песках близ древнеегипетских пирамид, приятелей отправляют в полк, который ведет боевые действия против турецкой армии.
Друзья еще не знают, что им предстоит принять участие в битве при Галлиполи — одном из самых кровавых сражений первой мировой войны…
