Candy

Name: Candy
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2006-05-25
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge, Roberto Meza Mont

IMDb ID: tt0424880 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.2 (49,296 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

A poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-des...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Candy
Brazil: Candy
Canada: Candy (English)
Canada: Candy (French)
Spain: Candy
France: Candy
United Kingdom: Candy
Greece: Candy
Hungary: Candy
Ireland: Candy (English)
India: Candy (English)
Mexico: Candy
Netherlands: Candy
Norway: Candy
New Zealand: Candy (English)
Philippines: Candy (English)
Portugal: Candy
Sweden: Candy
Singapore: Candy (English)
Turkey: Candy (Turkish)
United States: Candy
United States: Candy (Spanish)
South Africa: Candy (English)
Germany: Candy - Reise der Engel
Vietnam: Con Nghiện
Poland: Cukiereczek
Romania: Iubire si dependenta
Lithuania: Kende
Italy: Paradiso + Inferno
Bulgaria: Кенди (Bulgarian)
Russia: Кэнди
Japan: キャンディ (Japanese)
Hong Kong: 愛．糖針 (Mandarin, Festival Title)
Taiwan: 迷幻甜心
Con NghiệnContent RatingRRelease Date2006-05-25Runtime108 minutesMetascore57IMDb Popularity0User Reviews107Critic Reviews68Countries / RegionsAustraliaLanguagesEnglishKeywordsheroin
drug addict
prostitute
sex in a car
brothelFilming LocationsMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaProduction CompaniesFilm Finance
Paradigm Hyde Films
Renaissance FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424880/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0424880.jpgUpdated At2025-10-22T19:01:11

Directors

Neil Armfield

Writers

Luke Davies
Neil Armfield

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Abbie Cornish | Character: Candy
Actor: Heath Ledger | Character: Dan
Actor: Geoffrey Rush | Character: Casper
Actor: Tom Budge | Character: Schumann
Actor: Roberto Meza Mont | Character: Jorge
Actor: Tony Martin | Character: Mr. Wyatt
Actor: Noni Hazlehurst | Character: Mrs. Wyatt
Actor: Holly Austin | Character: Sunglasses Shop Assistant
Actor: Craig Moraghan | Character: Washing Machine Dealer
Actor: John Lee | Character: Hock Shop Man
Actor: Noel Herriman | Character: Celebrant
Actor: Tim McKenzie | Character: Uncle Rod
Actor: Tara Morice | Character: Aunt Katherine
Actor: Maddi Newling | Character: Janey
Actor: Patricia Lemon | Character: Wedding Guest
Actor: Barry Jaggers | Character: Wedding Guest
Actor: Cristian Lavin | Character: Little Angelo
Actor: Leo Cowan | Character: Mechanic
Actor: Jason Chan | Character: Dan's Doctor
Actor: Luke Davies | Character: Milkman
Actor: Sean O'Riordan | Character: Man in Toilets
Actor: Adrienne Pickering | Character: Teller
Actor: Damon Herriman | Character: Roger Moylan
Actor: Lette Webb | Character: Checkout Girl
Actor: Sandy Winton | Character: Candy's Doctor
Actor: Rebecca Watt | Character: Nurse
Actor: Nathaniel Dean | Character: Paul Hillman
Actor: John McNeill | Character: Pharmacist
Actor: Doreen Mullen | Character: Woman in Pharmacy
Actor: Felix Kerdijk | Character: Rent Boy
Actor: Felino Dolloso | Character: Waiter
Actor: Paul Blackwell | Character: Phillip Dudley
Actor: Lee Lin Chin | Character: Newsreader
Actor: Anni Finsterer | Character: Crystal
Actor: Alicia Hannah-Kim | Character: Neighbour
Actor: Brian Houston | Character: TV Evangelist
Actor: Michael Ienna | Character: Addict

[Directors Group]
Name: Neil Armfield | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Luke Davies | Role: Writer
Name: Neil Armfield | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Iain Canning | Role: Producer
Name: Margaret Fink | Role: Producer
Name: Angus Finney | Role: Producer
Name: Andrew Mackie | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Payten | Role: Producer
Name: Libby Sharpe | Role: Producer
Name: Emile Sherman | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Whyke | Role: Producer
Name: Terrence Yason | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Paul Charlier | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Garry Phillips | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Dany Cooper | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Nikki Barrett | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Robert Cousins | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Laurie Faen | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Richie Dehne | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jodie Fried | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Angela Conte | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Adele Durno | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Anna Gray | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kellie Griffin | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Adam Johansen | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Carl Beaumont | Role: Production Manager
Name: Colleen Clarke | Role: Production Manager
Name: Simon Lucas | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Tim Lion | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alison Meir | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Eddie Tang | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Chris Webb | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Brett Bartlett | Role: Art Department
Name: Beth Garswood | Role: Art Department
Name: Brooke Morris | Role: Art Department
Name: Christian Petersen | Role: Art Department
Name: Jocelyn Thomas | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Mark Blackwell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Damian Candusso | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Charlier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Natalie Choo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Leah Katz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ian McLoughlin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael McMenomy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Damon Mouris | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bronwyn Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gerry Nucifora | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Plain | Role: Sound Department
Name: Blair Slater | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mario Vaccaro | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Paul Katte | Role: Special Effects
Name: Nick Nicolaou | Role: Special Effects
Name: Luke Polti | Role: Special Effects
Name: Conrad Rothmann | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jason Billington | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kent Boswell | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Luke Cole | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sam Cole | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rebecca Dunn | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Leo Gomez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Danielle Hession | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michelle Hunt | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Peter Luczak | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dave Morley | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Matthew M. North | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robert Sandeman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sandeep Vengsarkar | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jamie Wood | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Matthew Wynne | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Paul Booth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Brokate | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sally Eccleston | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Gibbs | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Gray | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hugh Hartshorne | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Knight | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jonnie Leahy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Lincoln | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Luxton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jun Tagami | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adisug Tubtim | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Danny Long | Role: Casting Department
Name: Mim Weger | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Katherine Brown | Role: Costume Department
Name: Robyn Elliott | Role: Costume Department
Name: Fiona Nichols | Role: Costume Department
Name: Luke Polpi | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jade Sims | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Rodrigo Balart | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Kya Blondin | Role: Location Management
Name: Ali Malone | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Raf Chance | Role: Music Department
Name: Deyel Charlier | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Charlier | Role: Music Department
Name: Tony David Cray | Role: Music Department
Name: Nicole Divall | Role: Music Department
Name: Ben Fink | Role: Music Department
Name: Christine Jackson | Role: Music Department
Name: Adrian Keating | Role: Music Department
Name: Deborah Lander | Role: Music Department
Name: Tony Lista | Role: Music Department
Name: David Longo | Role: Music Department
Name: Gillian Markham | Role: Music Department
Name: Ian McLoughlin | Role: Music Department
Name: Natalie Morrison | Role: Music Department
Name: Emma-Jane Murphy | Role: Music Department
Name: Norman Parkhill | Role: Music Department
Name: Helena Rathbone | Role: Music Department
Name: Bill Risby | Role: Music Department
Name: John Rodgers | Role: Music Department
Name: Natasha Rumiz | Role: Music Department
Name: Royce Sanderson | Role: Music Department
Name: Phil Slater | Role: Music Department
Name: Hamish Stuart | Role: Music Department
Name: Stephanie Zarka | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Penny Chai | Role: Production Department
Name: Sophie Dick | Role: Production Department
Name: Fiona Dunford | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrew Lampe | Role: Production Department
Name: Daisy Little | Role: Production Department
Name: Timothy Lockridge | Role: Production Department
Name: Kate Renwick | Role: Production Department
Name: Jeffrey Spitzer | Role: Production Department
Name: Shannon Still | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: John Collee | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Paul Kiely | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jacob Allan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mechele Axford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neil Bell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miro Bilbrough | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Brady | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Phil Calloway | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emma Cohen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Penny Cook | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Cousins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ellenor Cox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Louis Dillon-Savage | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sascha Ettinger-Epstein | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jemima Fallows | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Olivier Fontenay | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shayne Francis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Gibbs | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marcus Gillezeau | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ron Haering | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Genevieve Hegney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Heidenreich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Ienna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Craig Ilott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Lawrance | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Leary | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Malatesta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicki Martin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John McKenna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eloise Oxer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leroy Page | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Petersen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laurence Pettinari | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Clare Pollard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bruce Rieck | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Russell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gavin Ryan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raj Ryan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kieran Sherlin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kieran Shevlin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Corrie Soeterboek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Monika Stankowski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nina Stevenson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dean Sullivan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eddie Tang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simon Willcox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Angela Jackson | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Richard Wilson | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Candy | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3367764249/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3367764249/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564493903521.mp4?Expires=1788423483&Signature=WGNfx1Ti1RCobwRC3Ll00kTV3StuUKTBjxCnvI37nV81N9H05hsQeV5o9vgaA1HnZC10WC4LiQtGPyAV3RCEVcPbgHPirvwkr3BekmEqYfHWg3U0ZFU852Y9P7xBXY~~jsrGGRUp4-XFFv3~Ez8tW9-uBOYQ9MXbFxJHqlMou9O9hC95Kqs13Hf5onshqwbO7p0GpcB8M8oudLulgWMD4F6ewAyLV55BULZKfugb7HpfAf0OaVI2y0A6ajpF9r0InDO3zOxNeWyRSjDdkc2srzk5K3XU5tA-kkTxSiZMb1rK-wzdtf0pMGFI7QsAx5R0LaAd1ORGNasihAvrdKiWJA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Candy Scene: Clip 1 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2044511257/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2044511257/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1678048527534.mp4?Expires=1788423483&Signature=e1YFSI7d0GMfAQ7k57iMAWvcbB2yzPEh3F-Y96kfpMIhwtA2THTVsb6DDEFCxC-GBo2UljbryfsRveY5v3meilGStOBjooDsD2MUHs8Kc3LTH-DDqbGYw2kAWr1di5DPFVNZGsJmGneNr7VHJIG8g97Fba3PUqREYtZZS6gh9yf1hnoxsmsYcaSAgtrYPdtJAdumWULtdRfhFQmg0y18FzDI199X1fJgUllp-8VXKLfQwgTaHILQZJxB4PTHdEEVrA~U1eXi7Rzp4kQnO5eQZ0GKYG8ZHqAy2jo4OrG6T1nyngqdelhvUXNcjkh37GzKoCABSlQ48-uYK41a5sa-6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Candy Scene: Clip 3 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi970769433/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi970769433/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677918413874.mp4?Expires=1788423483&Signature=Dt~d~mYVFp~DtMU5mybzXXr9TmnpAM-xtn57e5uKB4UogFuqMqNB6SFsNa0neKXslLwzh4uR7AmOXr06F-cm14vCcBr9nnIf8WGvgBCSskk5bY8PPWZ0nGAuBb6VwSTT1Tla0sHmO8H3VHs3aAwt~eYAu6TIhweYfq0c8qsFdiAeOCNywv1FKXlBkF9mo7W3dj7kNbKPJBNLdDRpmYLh~e3AeZBg8dOYZ8hR2cxt51OvDDbuSF2hQJf~HPG4SxMBGJi2cF1yD~cuOMF1sJDcDSpB7I25FwiJfhz6pBql2iwfzXgptalPCwGSAlYCfSu-lEE5dU7ijDC66zcY78gksg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Candy Scene: Clip 2 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi400344089/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi400344089/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677921087771.mp4?Expires=1788423483&Signature=Z1-hKIJQ2AdrG5BZS6zqIe4afo4k-fuZM-Y5aWtWRyTxJQhD7bqc60O4YDGf8haJwAgj9SBVBFBCcP1eNQLIvdFod5PpAMNFHJaOsjru64r9BtxSZgipMPo7n9rkcCY8Uvq4r8zZCkQkQGGqPp1By7aFBZXyXaaWKub9AGGH2-rIZNHjy-0jB9FQh9DvMU4kc~BLTm5PI5EMbTA4wZBSBZqZKW~v3~u2wvFYDE2Ma9GXK1BgcUeZlENQ-zzZGgGN5dgJDt8tVNKINeF1xIQH~aAafuP7QMOY7OT8w6vlf~gJI1q00k8ci3WqtOaXQrr-mcrv6O8vh9fWcfjEJqXUYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Germany: February 15, 2006 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: April 19, 2006 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Greece: April 27, 2006 (limited)
Australia: May 25, 2006
Russia: June 1, 2006
Portugal: July 27, 2006
Canada: September 8, 2006 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: September 8, 2006 (Kansas City Film Festival)
Hong Kong: September 10, 2006 (Australian Film Festival)
Germany: September 21, 2006
United States: October 2006 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United States: October 20, 2006 (Orlando Film Festival)
United States: October 21, 2006 (Milwaukee International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 3, 2006
Romania: November 8, 2006
United States: November 17, 2006 (limited)
Italy: December 1, 2006
Israel: December 28, 2006
Netherlands: January 18, 2007
Canada: February 3, 2007 (Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival)
Brazil: March 2, 2007
France: March 27, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Mexico: March 27, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Spain: May 18, 2007
Denmark: June 8, 2007
Sweden: July 4, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Turkey: July 6, 2007
Hungary: July 12, 2007
Finland: July 20, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Japan: September 22, 2007
South Korea: April 17, 2008
Iceland: May 8, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Poland: July 14, 2013 (TV release)

Awards

Box Office