Last Dance is a 2012 Australian thriller film directed by David Pulbrook and starring Firass Dirani, Julia Blake, Alan Hopgood.
Last Dance | |
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Directed by | David Pulbrook |
Screenplay by | Terence Hammond David Pulbrook |
Produced by | Antony I. Ginnane |
Starring | Julia Blake Firass Dirani |
Cinematography | Lee Pulbrook |
Edited by | Phil Reid |
Music by | Michael Allen |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Becker Film Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | less than A$2 million[1] |
Plot
editA Muslim man (Firass Dirani) kidnaps an elderly Melbourne Jewish woman (Julia Blake) and holds her hostage.
Cast
edit- Firass Dirani as Sadiq Mohammad
- Julia Blake as Ulah Lippmann
- Alan Hopgood as Mr Nathan
- Marta Kaczmarek as Mrs Ruben
- Danielle Carter as Sophie
Production
editThe female lead was meant to be Gena Rowlands but her casting was opposed by the MEAA.[2][3]
Release
editThe film had its international premiere at the 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Rochelle Siemienowicz, 'Last Dance – an interview with producer Antony I. Ginnane', AFI Blog, 9 August 2012 Archived 4 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 16 August 2012
- ^ Lyn Norfor, 'Foreign Actors: MEAA absent as producers wax lyrical (well sort of)', Screen Hub, 15 November 2011 Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed 16 August 2011
- ^ Karl Quinn, 'Furious producer blasts union over foreign actors', The Age, 16 Nov 2011 accessed 23 Sept 2012
External links
edit- Last Dance at IMDb