Stars
Alex O'Loughlin
Jim Norton
Diana Glenn
David Field
Kerry Armstrong
Claudia Harrison
Alan Cinis
Jack Thompson
Brady Kitchingham
Gary Henderson
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Alex O'Loughlin | Character: Jack Flange
Actor: Jim Norton | Character: Mumbles
Actor: Diana Glenn | Character: Pearl
Actor: David Field | Character: Brownie
Actor: Kerry Armstrong | Character: Trish
Actor: Claudia Harrison | Character: Nikki Flange
Actor: Alan Cinis | Character: Slug
Actor: Jack Thompson | Character: Skippy
Actor: Brady Kitchingham | Character: Heath
Actor: Gary Henderson | Character: Oyster Farmer Barry
Actor: Bill Wisely | Character: Old Man Peterson
Actor: Brian Howarth | Character: Barney
Actor: Ian Johnson | Character: Oyster Farmer #1
Actor: Peter Johnson | Character: Oyster Farmer #2
Actor: Lloyd Spencer | Character: Oyster Farmer #3
Actor: Bob Yearley | Character: Vietnam Vet #1
Actor: Rodney Bateman | Character: Vietnam Vet #2
Actor: Kenneth Hill | Character: Vietnam Vet #3
Actor: David Cook | Character: Vietnam Vet #4
Actor: Sarah Smuts-Kennedy | Character: Postmistress Cherie
Actor: Don Bridges | Character: Postman Ern
Actor: Craig Elliott | Character: River Ranger
Actor: Natalie McCurry | Character: Pearl's Mum
Actor: Brendan Monger | Character: Detective 1
Actor: Craig Weekes | Character: Detective 2
Actor: Stuart Clarke | Character: Oyster Judge #1
Actor: Reg Richards | Character: Oyster Judge #2
Actor: Mick Duncan | Character: Oyster Judge #3
Actor: Rob Cameron | Character: Oyster Judge #4
Actor: Franc Violi | Character: Fish Market Policeman
Actor: Gavin Wild | Character: Armaguard #1
Actor: Brett Sheerin | Character: Armaguard #2
Actor: Kelly Moxham | Character: Bottle Shop Cashier
Actor: Julia Wilson | Character: Barmaid
Actor: Ian Duncan | Character: Bookie
Actor: Lorna Bennet | Character: Lady in the Pink House
Actor: Duncan | Character: Smokey the Dog
Actor: Shadow | Character: Diesel the Dog
Actor: Paul J. Mailath | Character: Farmer
[Directors Group]
Name: Anna Reeves | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Anna Reeves | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Robert Bevan | Role: Producer
Name: Mikael Borglund | Role: Producer
Name: Anthony Buckley | Role: Producer
Name: Hilary Davis | Role: Producer
Name: Keith Hayley | Role: Producer
Name: Sue MacKay | Role: Producer
Name: Andrew Mackie | Role: Producer
Name: Stephen Margolis | Role: Producer
Name: Cyril Megret | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Payten | Role: Producer
Name: Charlie Savill | Role: Producer
Name: Emile Sherman | Role: Producer
Name: Jonathan Shteinman | Role: Producer
Name: Piers Tempest | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Turnbull | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Stephen Warbeck | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Alun Bollinger | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Peter Beston | Role: Editor
Name: Jamie Trevill | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Sarah Beardsall | Role: Casting Director
Name: Susie Maizels | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: Steven Jones-Evans | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Lucinda Thomson | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Sara Mathers | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Emily Seresin | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Robbie Austin | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kate Birch | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Annette Hardy | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Deborah Lanser | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Marilyn McPherson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Simone Wajon | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Cheryl Williams | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Neil Faulkner | Role: Production Manager
Name: Simon Hardy | Role: Production Manager
Name: Robbie Henley | Role: Production Manager
Name: Sam Thompson | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Guy Campbell | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nick Heygate | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Scott Lovelock | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mark Turnbull | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Sean Ahern | Role: Art Department
Name: Seth Aitken | Role: Art Department
Name: Suzanne Buljan | Role: Art Department
Name: Rohan Dawson | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Hilton | Role: Art Department
Name: Anthony McNeil | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Panucci | Role: Art Department
Name: Andy Robinson | Role: Art Department
Name: Ben Skinner | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Chris Alderton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gianluca Buttari | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Green | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Grimes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hugh Johnson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sue Kerr | Role: Sound Department
Name: Melissa Lake | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gareth Llewellyn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeremy Price | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andre Schmidt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ralph Steele | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Stirk | Role: Sound Department
Name: Graeme Stoten | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jason Swanscott | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Wright | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Kenna | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: Dave Roberts | Role: Special Effects
[Visual Effects]
Name: Andy Brown | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Brian Ellison | Role: Stunts
Name: Brett Sheerin | Role: Stunts
Name: Gavin Wild | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Ting Adisung | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Booth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sally Eccleston | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Graham Garrigan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Gray | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benn Hyde | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Knight | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Luxton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gerard Maher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Nettheim | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John O'Donoghue | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stuart Sedgmen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lyddy Van Gyen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Williamson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Alanna Perry | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Joanne Collins | Role: Costume Department
Name: Andrea Hood | Role: Costume Department
Name: Elly Kamal | Role: Costume Department
Name: Penny Mackie | Role: Costume Department
Name: Manuela Masoch | Role: Costume Department
Name: Judy Tanner | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Julie Foster | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Matthew Hobbs | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Supriya Naidu-James | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Christina Pickworth | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tim Wellburn | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: Mary Barltrop | Role: Location Management
Name: Colin McDougall | Role: Location Management
Name: Annelies Norland | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Clive Bell | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Clarvis | Role: Music Department
Name: Dermot Crehan | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Donnelly | Role: Music Department
Name: Andrew Green | Role: Music Department
Name: Isobel Griffiths | Role: Music Department
Name: Tim Harries | Role: Music Department
Name: Eddie Hession | Role: Music Department
Name: Jake Jackson | Role: Music Department
Name: Charlie Morgan | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Parr | Role: Music Department
Name: John Parricelli | Role: Music Department
Name: Dudley Phillips | Role: Music Department
Name: Ian Thomas | Role: Music Department
Name: Nick Wollage | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Jon Attenborough | Role: Production Department
Name: Nikki Freeman | Role: Production Department
Name: Annie Parnell | Role: Production Department
Name: Kelly Vincent | Role: Production Department
Name: Skye Wagner | Role: Production Department
Name: Al Young | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Marion Ord | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Jo Weeks | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: Phil Gray | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Shane McKechnie | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Martin Renwick | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Greg Robinson | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Seth Aitken | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carola Ash | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mechele Axford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shane Bennett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Debbie Berryman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carl Blacklidge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Craig Blair | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dianne Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laurence Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pauline Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anni Browning | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jo Cuppage | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brad Diebert | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kerry Fetzer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brendan Fitzgerald | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Gibbs | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Megan Harding | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ken Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karl Kunze | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raena Lea-Shannon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Belinda Lowson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Davenport Lyons | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Penny Mackie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tracey Mair | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anthony McNeil | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elaine Menzies | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Glenn Millanta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Morrison | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pat Nash | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mick Nicholson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laurence Pettinari | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Declan Ryan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darrell Scanlon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gabriel Shipton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gabrielle Sinclair | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brett Smith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patricia Steer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dennis West | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379918/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Canada: September 10, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Australia: 2005 (London Australian Film Festival)
Australia: 2005 (Sydney Film Festival)
United Kingdom: April 29, 2005 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
United States: June 3, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
Australia: June 30, 2005
United States: July 29, 2005 (New York City, New York)
France: October 21, 2005 (Saint-Tropez Festival of the Antipodes)
Singapore: 2006 (Singapore International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: September 15, 2006 (Australian Film Festival)
Finland: October 4, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: October 4, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Awards
Nominee | 2005 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Kerry Armstrong, Oyster Farmer
Nominee | 2005 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Cinematography | Alun Bollinger, Oyster Farmer
Nominee | 2005 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Film | Anthony Buckley, Piers Tempest, Oyster Farmer
Nominee | 2005 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Cinematography | Alun Bollinger, Oyster Farmer
Nominee | 2005 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Cinematography | Alun Bollinger, Oyster Farmer
Nominee | 2005 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Production Design | Steven Jones-Evans, Oyster Farmer
Box Office
Australia: USD 1705596
New Zealand: USD 80147
Domestic: USD 15456
Period: Dec 30, 2005 – Jan 1, 2006 | Rank: 87 | Weeks in release: 23 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 14470 | Interval gross: USD 418 | Per theater average: USD 418
Period: Dec 30, 2005 – Jan 2, 2006 | Rank: 87 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 14786 | Interval gross: USD 734 | Per theater average: USD 734
Period: Oct 7 – 9, 2005 | Rank: 132 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 12966 | Interval gross: USD 643 | Per theater average: USD 643
Period: Sep 23 – 25, 2005 | Rank: 117 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 11757 | Interval gross: USD 1714 | Per theater average: USD 1714
Period: Aug 5 – 7, 2005 | Rank: 101 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 8800 | Interval gross: USD 2007 | Per theater average: USD 1003
Period: Jul 29 – 31, 2005 | Rank: 85 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 4245 | Interval gross: USD 4245 | Per theater average: USD 2122