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Lucky Miles

IMDb ID: tt0452644 · Year: 2007 · Rating: 7.1 (752 votes)

Genres: Adventure · Comedy · Drama

Three mismatched blokes are stranded in the Australian desert.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Lucky Miles
Canada: Lucky Miles (English)
United Kingdom: Lucky Miles
Ireland: Lucky Miles (English)
India: Lucky Miles (English)
New Zealand: Lucky Miles (English)
United States: Lucky Miles
South Africa: Lucky Miles (English)
Hungary: Célegyenes
Russia: Счастливые мили
Счастливые мили
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2007-07-19Runtime105 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews23Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsAustraliaLanguagesEnglish
Central Khmer
Gumatj
French
Arabic
Indonesian
Keywordsdesert
remote
journey
iraqi
indonesian
Filming LocationsCoffin Bay, South Australia, AustraliaProduction CompaniesPuncture Pty. Ltd.
Blink Films
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452644/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0452644.jpgUpdated At2026-07-21T07:21:47

Stars

Kenneth Moraleda
Rodney Afif
Srisacd Sacdpraseuth
Glen Shea
Don Hany
Sean Mununggurr
Sawung Jabo
Arif Hidayat
Hamish Michael
Tevi Fanning

Directors

Michael James Rowland

Writers

Michael James Rowland
Helen Barnes

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kenneth Moraleda | Character: Arun
Actor: Rodney Afif | Character: Youssif Al-Samer
Actor: Srisacd Sacdpraseuth | Character: Ramelan
Actor: Glen Shea | Character: Sergeant O'Shane
Actor: Don Hany | Character: Private Greg Plank
Actor: Sean Mununggurr | Character: Private Tom Collins
Actor: Sawung Jabo | Character: Muluk
Actor: Arif Hidayat | Character: Abdu
Actor: Hamish Michael | Character: Peter Coade
Actor: Tevi Fanning | Character: Huoy
Actor: Vincent Chea | Character: Young Arun
Actor: Samang Chan | Character: Chay
Actor: Thorl Chea | Character: Nol
Actor: Chanse Nop | Character: Tea
Actor: Rithy Dourng | Character: Heng
Actor: Sokong Kim | Character: Sam
Actor: Majid Shokor | Character: Saleh
Actor: Osamah Sami | Character: Fiark
Actor: Toma Isho | Character: Firas
Actor: Majed Abbas | Character: Hussam
Actor: Asaad Abdulrazak | Character: Abbas
Actor: Deborah Mailman | Character: Lisa
Actor: Gillian Jones | Character: Chris
Actor: Edwin Hodgeman | Character: Coote
Actor: Andrew S. Gilbert | Character: Policeman #1
Actor: Dan Wyllie | Character: Policeman #2
Actor: Jack Orszaczky | Character: Stan
Actor: Lillian Crombie | Character: Evie
Actor: Jo Dyer | Character: Newsreader
Actor: Don Barker | Character: Pub Regular #1
Actor: Maurice Howie | Character: Pub Regular #2
Actor: Gerard Kennedy | Character: Kangaroo Shooter
Actor: Geoff Morrell | Character: Older Peter Coade

[Directors Group]
Name: Michael James Rowland | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Michael James Rowland | Role: Writer
Name: Helen Barnes | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Michael Bourchier | Role: Producer
Name: Jo Dyer | Role: Producer
Name: Lesley Dyer | Role: Producer
Name: Barbara Gibbs | Role: Producer
Name: Michael James Rowland | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Trilok Gurtu | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Geoff Burton | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Henry Dangar | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Jo Dyer | Role: Casting Director

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

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Karen Hannaford | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Ruth De la Lande | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Marion Lee | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fiona Rees-Jones | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Lesley Dyer | Role: Production Manager
Name: Barbara Gibbs | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Rick Beecroft | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mark Knight | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Brad Lanyon | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Amy Baker | Role: Art Department
Name: Leeth Keough | Role: Art Department
Name: Kylie Lawson | Role: Art Department
Name: Obie O'Brien | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrada Tudor | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Marco Arlotta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pete Best | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruce Emery | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Heuzenroeder | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Illingworth | Role: Sound Department
Name: Liam Price | Role: Sound Department
Name: Will Sheridan | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Simpson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pete Smith | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Daniel Ashton | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rhys Bonney | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nick Booth | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Hampton | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pete Williams | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Richard Boué | Role: Stunts
Name: Sebastian Dickins | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Frank Hruby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Grant Jordan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robertto Karas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marie-Pier Labelle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Malcolm Ludgate | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darryl Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sam Oster | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Pickells | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Rees-Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Ursida | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bryn Whitie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Bernice Devereaux | Role: Costume Department
Name: Christa Foreman | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mariot Kerr | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lynda Rich | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jean Turnbull | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Hannah Boyd | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Shanon Moratti | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lynne Read | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Brian Scadden | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Adam Scott | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jan Thornton | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Corey Mansfield | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Thomas Brooman | Role: Music Department
Name: James Hurley | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott Illingworth | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Brad Lanyon | Role: Production Department
Name: Julie Lewington | Role: Production Department
Name: Django Nou | Role: Production Department
Name: Sharyn Pancione | Role: Production Department
Name: Christine Williams | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Daryl Watson | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Tony Ursida | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Elspeth Baird | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sonia Borella | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Boué | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andy Cantrell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Hollingsworth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Milli Howson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Catherine Hoyle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Kildare | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Marcus | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carl Pfirman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marcos Rehlaender | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452644/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Arab Emirates: 2007 (Middle East International Film Festival)
Australia: 2007 (Dungog Film Festival)
Brazil: 2007 (Amazonas International Film Festival)
France: 2007 (St Tropez International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: 2007
Israel: 2007 (Jerusalem Film Festival)
Japan: 2007 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Russia: 2007 (Pacific Meridian Film Festival)
Russia: 2007 (Vladivostok International Film Festival)
United States: 2007 (AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival)
United States: 2007 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Australia: February 22, 2007 (Adelaide Film Festival, premiere)
Australia: June 20, 2007 (Sydney International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 4, 2007 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Australia: July 19, 2007
South Korea: October 2007 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United States: October 2007 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Belgium: 2008 (Mons International Love Film Festival)
France: 2008 (Alès Film Festival)
United Kingdom: 2008 (London Australian Film Festival)
Ireland: 2008 (Dublin, opening night film, Rosemount Festival of Australia Film)
Israel: 2008 (AICE Israeli Film Festival)
Turkey: 2008 (Istanbul Film Festival)
Taiwan: 2008 (Taipei International Film Festival)
United States: 2008 (Hawaii Film Festival)
United States: 2008 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United States: 2008 (Tiburon International Film Festival)
Canada: April 4, 2008 (Pacific Cinémathèque Pacifique)
Philippines: October 19, 2008 (Cinemanila International Film Festival)
Hungary: March 27, 2009 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2008 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Screenplay | Helen Barnes, Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2008 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Cinematography | Geoff Burton, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2008 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Editing | Henry Dangar, Lucky Miles
Winner | 2007 | Sydney Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Feature | Lucky Miles
Winner | 2007 | Sydney Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Feature Film | Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles
Winner | 2008 | Cinemanila International Film Festival | Best Actor | International Competition | Kenneth Moraleda, Lucky Miles
Winner | 2007 | Asian First Film Festival | Swarovski Trophy | Best Film | Lucky Miles
Winner | 2007 | Asian First Film Festival | Swarovski Trophy | Best Producer | Jo Dyer, Lesley Dyer, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Asia Pacific Screen Award | Best Screenplay | Michael James Rowland, Helen Barnes, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | Australian Screen Sound Guild | ASSG Award | Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year | Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Film | Jo Dyer, Lesley Dyer, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) | Helen Barnes, Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Feature Film | Michael James Rowland, Jo Dyer, Lesley Dyer, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Script | Michael James Rowland, Helen Barnes, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Cinematography | Geoff Burton, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Editing | Henry Dangar, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Production Design | Pete Baxter, Lucky Miles
Winner | 2007 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Special Prize of the Jury | Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe | Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | Australian Screen Editors | ASE Award | Avid Award for Best Editing on a Feature Film | Henry Dangar, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2008 | Cinemanila International Film Festival | Lino Brocka Award | International Competition | Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles
Winner | 2007 | Pacific Meridian International Film Festival of Asia Pacific Countries | Scripts Magazine Editorial Award | Best Script | Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles
Winner | 2007 | Rencontres Internationales du Cinema des Antipodes | Jury Grand Prix | Best Feature Film | Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles
Nominee | 2007 | Adelaide Film Festival | FIPRESCI Award | Michael James Rowland, Lucky Miles

Box Office

Australia: USD 572171
Period: Aug 16 – 19, 2007 | Rank: 18 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 23 | Gross to date: USD 414113 | Interval gross: USD 43058 | Per theater average: USD 1872
Period: Aug 9 – 12, 2007 | Rank: 14 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 19 | Gross to date: USD 372121 | Interval gross: USD 50538 | Per theater average: USD 2659
Period: Aug 2 – 5, 2007 | Rank: 13 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 20 | Gross to date: USD 304312 | Interval gross: USD 62151 | Per theater average: USD 3107
Period: Jul 26 – 29, 2007 | Rank: 11 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 18 | Gross to date: USD 214064 | Interval gross: USD 77945 | Per theater average: USD 4330
Period: Jul 19 – 22, 2007 | Rank: 13 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 16 | Gross to date: USD 108928 | Interval gross: USD 83413 | Per theater average: USD 5213