The Hard Word

Scott Roberts

Scott Roberts

[Cast Group]
Actor: Guy Pearce | Character: Dale
Actor: Rachel Griffiths | Character: Carol
Actor: Robert Taylor | Character: Frank
Actor: Joel Edgerton | Character: Shane
Actor: Damien Richardson | Character: Mal
Actor: Rhondda Findleton | Character: Jane
Actor: Kate Atkinson | Character: Pamela
Actor: Vince Colosimo | Character: Kelly
Actor: Paul Sonkkila | Character: O'Riordan
Actor: Kim Gyngell | Character: Paul
Actor: Dorian Nkono | Character: Tarzan
Actor: Stephen Whittaker | Character: Rawson
Actor: Torquil Neilson | Character: Mick
Actor: Don Bridges | Character: Doug
Actor: Doug Bowles | Character: Bill
Actor: Greg Fleet | Character: Tony
Actor: Ross Daniels | Character: Dave
Actor: Peter Regan | Character: Governor
Actor: Roger Neave | Character: Doctor
Actor: Jason Gilchrist | Character: Weightlifter
Actor: Jasper Bagg | Character: Prisoner In Visiting Room
Actor: Niniane Le Page | Character: Prisoner's Wife
Actor: Beth Buchanan | Character: Nurse
Actor: Frank Kennedy | Character: Sick Prisoner
Actor: Tony Jones | Character: Newsreader
Actor: Louise Crawford | Character: Waitress #1
Actor: Michelle Avery | Character: Waitress #2
Actor: Kerry Cole | Character: Norbert
Actor: Colwyn Roberts | Character: Bookie
Actor: Georgie Bax | Character: Sheryl
Actor: Leanne McCulloch | Character: Massage Woman
Actor: Nash Edgerton | Character: Bank Guard
Actor: Aris Gounaris | Character: Hotel Security Guard #1
Actor: James Shaw | Character: Hotel Security Guard #2
Actor: James Charters | Character: Hotel Security Guard #3
Actor: Gary Rens | Character: Security Guard #1
Actor: Wasim Sabra | Character: Security Guard #2
Actor: Phil Pollard | Character: Security Guard #3
Actor: Tahu Marumaru | Character: Security Guard #4
Actor: Marc Calderazzo | Character: Prison Guard
Actor: Albany Asher | Character: Bikini Girl at Bondi Beach
Actor: Noel Ballantine | Character: Bookie
Actor: Monty Burgess | Character: Prisoner
Actor: Scottie Cameron | Character: Skateboarder
Actor: Jordan Janceski | Character: Race-Goer
Actor: David Newell | Character: Security Guard
Actor: David Will No | Character: Basketballer

[Directors Group]
Name: Scott Roberts | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Scott Roberts | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Al Clark | Role: Producer
Name: Hilary Davis | Role: Producer
Name: Gareth Jones | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: David Thrussell | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Brian J. Breheny | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Martin Connor | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Ann Robinson | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Paddy Reardon | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jeffrey Thorp | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Lisa Thompson | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Terry Ryan | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Andrea Cadzow | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kylie Clarke | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Angela Conte | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Cassie Hanlon | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Anna Karpinski | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Michael Longhitano | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Christine Miller | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Naomi Murray | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Shane Thomas | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Ralph Belcher | Role: Production Manager
Name: Yvonne Collins | Role: Production Manager
Name: Chris Fletcher | Role: Production Manager
Name: Andy Pappas | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Brendan Campbell | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lisa Farinosi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Emma Jamvold | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Toni Raynes | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Milo Angel | Role: Art Department
Name: Jamo Clemens | Role: Art Department
Name: Ben Corless | Role: Art Department
Name: Scott Davis | Role: Art Department
Name: Rain Hart | Role: Art Department
Name: Honi Keller | Role: Art Department
Name: Caroline Kelly | Role: Art Department
Name: Joe Kiely | Role: Art Department
Name: Marcus Lewis | Role: Art Department
Name: Gus Lobb | Role: Art Department
Name: Ross Murdoch | Role: Art Department
Name: Aen Saalfield | Role: Art Department
Name: Jan Van Olphen | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Julius Chan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Deschaine | Role: Sound Department
Name: Les Fiddess | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mauricio Hernández | Role: Sound Department
Name: Malcolm Hughes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Phil Judd | Role: Sound Department
Name: Doron Kipen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jo Mion | Role: Sound Department
Name: Liam Price | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Purcell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Angus Robertson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dean Ryan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sharon Ryan | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Schiefelbein | Role: Sound Department
Name: George Turnure | Role: Sound Department
Name: Danielle Wiessner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Katy Wood | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christian Bass | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Peter Stubbs | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Tim Crosbie | Role: Visual Effects
Name: William Gammon | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michael Garrett | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Edwina Hayes | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Wayne Lewis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jason Madigan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ken Phelan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rudy Vergara | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Russell Allan | Role: Stunts
Name: Brett Anderson | Role: Stunts
Name: Lance Anderson | Role: Stunts
Name: Szumai Anderson | Role: Stunts
Name: Kerry Blakeman | Role: Stunts
Name: Amanda Buchanan | Role: Stunts
Name: Marky Lee Campbell | Role: Stunts
Name: Rainey Carah | Role: Stunts
Name: Wayne Cartwright | Role: Stunts
Name: Kent Clifton-Bligh | Role: Stunts
Name: Peter Culpan | Role: Stunts
Name: Nash Edgerton | Role: Stunts
Name: Roy Edmunds | Role: Stunts
Name: Zev Eleftheriou | Role: Stunts
Name: Morgan Evans | Role: Stunts
Name: Russell Frost | Role: Stunts
Name: Chris Hargraves | Role: Stunts
Name: Chris Hargreaves | Role: Stunts
Name: Nathan Hoey | Role: Stunts
Name: Graham Jahne | Role: Stunts
Name: Chris Kemp | Role: Stunts
Name: Siros Niaros | Role: Stunts
Name: David Will No | Role: Stunts
Name: Philip Reilley | Role: Stunts
Name: Warwick Sadler | Role: Stunts
Name: Davin Taylor | Role: Stunts
Name: Rick Tonna | Role: Stunts
Name: Christine Wilson | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Ting Adisung | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Glenn Arrowsmith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Leo Baker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Begg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tov Belling | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Booth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Carr | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Dewhurst | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Eastman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Garro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cameron Gaze | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Gray | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ben Hackworth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Hall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Hansford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rob Hansford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Honey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Trish Keating | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg King | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Leslie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lex Martin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter McCaffrey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew McGeorge | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Katie Milwright | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Moore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Radel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Regan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Robertson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ange Sartore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Shaw | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zeb Simpson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter Geoffrey Stott | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Tarrant | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luke Thomas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Tsiavis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Turner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Brooke Howden | Role: Casting Department
Name: Danika May | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jo Rippon | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Julie Barton | Role: Costume Department
Name: Gareth Blaha | Role: Costume Department
Name: Alban Farrawell | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kelly Foreman | Role: Costume Department
Name: Peter O'Halloran | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mark Prolisko | Role: Costume Department
Name: Keryn Ribbands | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Helen Barry | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Stephen Brett | Role: Location Management
Name: Peter Harris | Role: Location Management
Name: Ben Lowe | Role: Location Management
Name: Noel Muscat | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: David Beattie | Role: Music Department
Name: Julia Bourke | Role: Music Department
Name: Oscar Carlos | Role: Music Department
Name: Lachlan Carrick | Role: Music Department
Name: Theodore Gottlieb | Role: Music Department
Name: John Jansen | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris Linke | Role: Music Department
Name: Anthony Paine | Role: Music Department
Name: Barton Shackleford | Role: Music Department
Name: François Tétaz | Role: Music Department
Name: James Wilkinson | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Melanie Brunt | Role: Production Department
Name: Dan Butler | Role: Production Department
Name: Ben Cox | Role: Production Department
Name: Rachel Craze | Role: Production Department
Name: Serena Gattuso | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephen Rutter | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Anne Went | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Steve Mahoney | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Aen Saalfield | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bruce Williams | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jeremy Atcliffe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anni Browning | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Buck | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Campbell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shane Dettman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Fox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Victor Fukushima | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Gibbs | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sandy Grant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rachel Higgins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jack Hutchings | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Liam Jackson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Colin Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Flynn Jungwirth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lachlan Ker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kerry Kervin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fran Lanigan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ian Letcher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dermot Leybourne | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adam Liddell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Lion | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Matthews | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John May | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anne-Maree McBean | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David McDougal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Benjamin McNair | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Moncrieff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nino Negrin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sue O'Neill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Russell Olofsson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marianne Pascoe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kerry Smith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nina Stevenson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Thornhill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hamish Watson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pauline Burt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Ienna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason Mack | Role: Additional Crew

The Hard Word | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2482176281/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2482176281/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564148175651.mp4?Expires=1788253865&Signature=h7B09wfU-L9bbECajubMnMy7~S8aAHuB-p0OceZRfdWsFNdB6ouALlkGEo4Uhp6IaP~5bSzbTjf34XQG0laLUk8FDlRhIKFY3dGP0Mp8EyzhttZ1vGX328vR8umAeUzYwF~7TXSLf~NMpCdMf59P4~~ub81eSQCFobtDLwwTvPu9aXToHcsAytAogqJ~msZHwQfyENYUUxgB02QDha01EGoP1pjaHGIqQP7a5yTExz3xURkSrgF0oJEAdF7L5ePOiNTZtFuNUkpdByo5rUwI5Jd14bdYlDtMwrORvyuKv984m1bymsl9ID3AJFG9M5agJ4bhwUwRgQ3kFtHyIzTfKw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Germany: 2002 (Hamburg Film Festival)
Australia: May 30, 2002
Israel: August 16, 2002 (premiere)
Israel: August 22, 2002
United Kingdom: 2003 (London Australian Film Festival)
United States: March 21, 2003 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
United States: April 12, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United States: June 13, 2003 (limited)
United States: June 27, 2003
Japan: June 28, 2003 (Tokyo)
Norway: September 10, 2003 (video premiere)
Sweden: September 10, 2003 (video premiere)
United Kingdom: September 12, 2003
Ireland: September 12, 2003
Germany: November 26, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Kazakhstan: May 14, 2004
Belgium: May 19, 2004
Italy: June 23, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: September 25, 2004 (Boomerang Australian Film Festival)
South Korea: December 3, 2004

Nominee | 2002 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Actor - Male | Guy Pearce, The Hard Word
Nominee | 2002 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Supporting Actor - Male | Joel Edgerton, The Hard Word
Nominee | 2002 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Editing | Martin Connor, The Hard Word
Nominee | 2002 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Music Score | David Thrussell, The Hard Word
Winner | 2002 | Australian Screen Sound Guild | ASSG Award | Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Foley Recording & Editing | Les Fiddess, Mauricio Hernández, The Hard Word
Winner | 2002 | Australian Screen Sound Guild | ASSG Award | Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Effects Editing | Julius Chan, Liam Price, The Hard Word
Winner | 2002 | Australian Screen Sound Guild | ASSG Award | Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Mixing | Phil Judd, Peter Purcell, The Hard Word
Winner | 2002 | Australian Screen Sound Guild | ASSG Award | Soundtrack of the Year | John Schiefelbein, Katy Wood, Angus Robertson, Danielle Wiessner, Les Fiddess, Mauricio Hernández, Julius Chan, Liam Price, Phil Judd, Peter Purcell, Christian Bass, The Hard Word
Nominee | 2002 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Rachel Griffiths, The Hard Word
Nominee | 2002 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Joel Edgerton, The Hard Word
Nominee | 2002 | ARIA Music Awards | ARIA Music Award | Best Original Soundtrack Album | David Thrussell, The Hard Word
Nominee | 2002 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Editing | Martin Connor, The Hard Word
Winner | 2002 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Sound | John Schiefelbein, Phil Judd, Julius Chan, Angus Robertson, The Hard Word

Australia: USD 1615051
New Zealand: USD 25731
Domestic: USD 426880
Russia - CIS: USD 17900
Period: Aug 1 – 3, 2003 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 422688 | Interval gross: USD 9185 | Per theater average: USD 765
Period: Jul 25 – 27, 2003 | Rank: 53 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 26 | Gross to date: USD 400844 | Interval gross: USD 31354 | Per theater average: USD 1205
Period: Jul 18 – 20, 2003 | Rank: 53 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 26 | Gross to date: USD 351558 | Interval gross: USD 31297 | Per theater average: USD 1203
Period: Jul 11 – 13, 2003 | Rank: 56 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 30 | Gross to date: USD 302650 | Interval gross: USD 28454 | Per theater average: USD 948
Period: Jul 4 – 6, 2003 | Rank: 44 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 38 | Gross to date: USD 242516 | Interval gross: USD 57102 | Per theater average: USD 1502
Period: Jun 27 – 29, 2003 | Rank: 37 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 38 | Gross to date: USD 145438 | Interval gross: USD 76571 | Per theater average: USD 2015
Period: Jun 20 – 22, 2003 | Rank: 49 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 55074 | Interval gross: USD 40599 | Per theater average: USD 5799
Period: Jun 13 – 15, 2003 | Rank: 78 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 9422 | Interval gross: USD 9422 | Per theater average: USD 9422