Beneath Clouds

Name: Beneath Clouds
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2002-05-23
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Dannielle Hall, Damian Pitt, Jenna Lee Connors, Terry Dahlstron, Wayne Dargin

IMDb ID: tt0295876 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.0 (1,247 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Lena is the daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn is a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Beneath Clouds
Canada: Beneath Clouds (English)
United Kingdom: Beneath Clouds
Ireland: Beneath Clouds (English)
India: Beneath Clouds (English)
New Zealand: Beneath Clouds (English)
United States: Beneath Clouds
South Africa: Beneath Clouds (English)
Sweden: Beneath clouds
Hungary: Felhők mögött
Poland: Pod chmurami
France: Sous les nuages
Russia: Под облаками
China: 云层以下 (Mandarin)
Beneath cloudsContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2002-05-23Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews25Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsAustraliaLanguagesEnglishKeywordsaustralian aborigine
housefly
biracial
tree trimming
irish fatherFilming LocationsLithgow, New South Wales, AustraliaProduction CompaniesAustralian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
Autumn Films Pty. Ltd.
Axiom FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295876/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0295876.jpgUpdated At2025-10-02T06:42:20

Directors

Ivan Sen

Writers

Ivan Sen

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Dannielle Hall | Character: Lena
Actor: Damian Pitt | Character: Vaughn
Actor: Jenna Lee Connors | Character: Ty
Actor: Terry Dahlstron | Character: Man with Headphones
Actor: Wayne Dargin | Character: Boy at Service Station
Actor: Shane Dargin | Character: Boy at Service Station
Actor: Marshall Bell | Character: Boy at Service Station
Actor: Aaron Robinson | Character: Boy at Service Station
Actor: Mundurra Weldon | Character: Liam
Actor: Athol French | Character: Kevy
Actor: Jamalla Carr | Character: Girl with Pram
Actor: Samuel Barker | Character: Baby in Pram
Actor: Ben Paparo | Character: Male Police Officer
Actor: Lila Fisher | Character: Female Police Officer
Actor: Kevin Pitt | Character: Lena's Stepdad
Actor: Judy Duncan | Character: Lena's Mum
Actor: Seth Aitken | Character: Lena's Dad (in photo)
Actor: Doug Crichton | Character: Ron
Actor: Simon Swan | Character: Jimmy
Actor: Josh Meyers | Character: Prison Boy Tending Tree
Actor: Oden Waters | Character: Prison Boy in Argument
Actor: Terry Hackett | Character: Gate Guard
Actor: Daniel Roberts | Character: Peter Gardener
Actor: Evelyn Rankmore | Character: Tessa
Actor: Peter Jarrard | Character: Tessa's Boyfriend
Actor: Teresa Stacy | Character: Vaughn's Mum in Photo
Actor: Ian Stacy | Character: Young Vaughn in Photo
Actor: Ivy Munro | Character: Young Tessa in Photo
Actor: David Suttor | Character: Milk Truck Delivery Man
Actor: Gail Lynch | Character: Service Station Cashier
Actor: Margaret Stanton | Character: Female Car Driver
Actor: Alan Campbell | Character: Station Wagon Driver
Actor: Cory Wilson | Character: Station Wagon Front Passenger
Actor: Chrystal Porter | Character: Station Wagon Female Passenger
Actor: Jakob Saunders | Character: Station Wagon Child Passenger
Actor: Ben Barrack | Character: Police Officer in 4WD
Actor: Tristan Bancks | Character: Abduction Passenger
Actor: Edmund Levine | Character: Abduction Driver
Actor: Roger Adam Smith | Character: Farmer
Actor: Lindsay Bridge | Character: Publican
Actor: Chris Sadrinna | Character: Sean
Actor: Arthur Dignam | Character: Old Man in pub, Mercedes Driver
Actor: Norman Ham | Character: Maie Pub Diner
Actor: Greg Stairs | Character: Maie Pub Diner
Actor: Paul Waterford | Character: Picnic Family
Actor: Catherine Peterson | Character: Picnic Family
Actor: Siobhan Waterford | Character: Picnic Family
Actor: Liam Waterford | Character: Picnic Family
Actor: Wayne Munro | Character: Black Holden Driver
Actor: Daryl Parson | Character: Rocky
Actor: Noel Gibbs | Character: Black Holden Boy Passenger
Actor: Jocelyn Murray | Character: Black Holden Woman Passenger
Actor: Winston Brearley | Character: Young Constable
Actor: Mark Fitzpatrick | Character: Sergeant

[Directors Group]
Name: Ivan Sen | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ivan Sen | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Douglas Cummins | Role: Producer
Name: Miranda Dear | Role: Producer
Name: Teresa-Jayne Hanlon | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ivan Sen | Role: Composer
Name: Alister Spence | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Allan Collins | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Karen Johnson | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Pete Baxter | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Janie Parker | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Katrina Pickering | Role: Costume Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Ann Folland | Role: Production Manager
Name: David Suttor | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Alison Meir | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Claire Richardson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Joanna Pullen | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: John Dennison | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kuji Jenkins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicole Lazaroff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Duncan McAllister | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Patterson | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Mark Duncan | Role: Stunts
Name: Mike Duncan | Role: Stunts
Name: Nash Edgerton | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Phil Balsdon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simeon Bryan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Allan Collins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bonnie Elliott | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kaine Harling | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Johnston | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Geoff Maine | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zac Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Rogers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ivan Sen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Melinda Doring | Role: Costume Department

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

[Music Department]
Name: Ivan Sen | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Lou Glover | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Lou Grant | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: John Lonie | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Edmund Levine | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Al Hansen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sally Steele | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Zammit | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Bridget Ikin | Role: Thanks
Name: Bert Newton | Role: Thanks
Name: Rachel Perkins | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295876/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: February 8, 2002 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Australia: May 23, 2002
China: June 8, 2002 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: June 30, 2002 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
United States: January 17, 2003 (Sundance Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 24, 2003 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Sweden: January 27, 2003 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Argentina: March 7, 2003 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
United States: March 22, 2003 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
United States: April 11, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Sweden: May 23, 2003
Czech Republic: July 4, 2003 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
France: April 3, 2005 (Paris Film Festival)
Japan: October 15, 2006 (Australian Film Festival)
Poland: July 20, 2007 (ERA New Horizons Film Festival)
United States: July 3, 2010 (Film Festival by Backdoor Independent Film Cafe)
United States: September 7, 2010 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Box Office