Fistful of Flies


1h 33m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Set in the small community of Cider Gully, New South Wales, a sixteen-year-old girl strives for independence. Trying to come to terms with her own sexuality, she is in constant conflict with her sexually repressed mother and her violent philandering father. In her quest to be treated as a grown-up s

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Endemol Australia; Screen Australia
Distribution Company
Arsenal Filmverleih
Location
Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

Set in the small community of Cider Gully, New South Wales, a sixteen-year-old girl strives for independence. Trying to come to terms with her own sexuality, she is in constant conflict with her sexually repressed mother and her violent philandering father. In her quest to be treated as a grown-up she gives her mother the courage to act and forces her father to make the choice of his life.

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Endemol Australia; Screen Australia
Distribution Company
Arsenal Filmverleih
Location
Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States Spring March 5, 1999

Shown at Venice Film Festival (Fast Lane) August 29 - September 7, 1996.

Feature directorial debut for Monica Pellizzari, former assistant to Lina Wertmuller.

Began shooting November 1995.

Completed shooting December 22, 1995.

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Fast Lane) August 29 - September 7, 1996.)

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)

Released in United States Spring March 5, 1999