Cedar Boys
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| Directed by | Serhat Caradee |
| Produced by | Serhat Caradee Matthew Dabner Jeff Purser Ranko Markovic |
| Written by | Serhat Caradee |
| Starring | Les Chantery Buddy Dannoun Waddah Sari Rachael Taylor Martin Henderson Daniel Amalm |
| Distributed by | Hoyts |
| Release date(s) | June 10, 2009 (Sydney) July 30, 2009 (Australia) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Cedar Boys is a 2009 Australian film about life of Middle Eastern young adults in Western Sydney, Australia.[1] Written/directed/co-produced by Serhat Caradee, the film is his directorial debut, and took him 7 years from script to screen. Cedar Boys has a dedication at the end to his mother who died of cancer 19 days after the film was completed. The film had its world premiere at the 56th 2009 Sydney Film Festival. It opened in theatres on 30 July 2009 and made available on DVD on 7 December 2009.
The film won the Audience Award during the 56th 2009 Sydney International Film Festival and was nominated for "Best Film" category at the 2009 Kodak Inside Film Awards in Sydney. It was an official selection in many festivals including Vancouver, Chicago, Antalya, Dubai and the 2010 London Australian Film Festival.
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[edit] Plot
Tarek (Les Chantery) a Lebanese-Australian, living in Sydney's tough western suburbs wants to help his imprisoned older brother, Jamal (Bren Foster) but can't afford the costs. His mate Nabil (Buddy Dannoun), a cleaner persuades Tarek to steal drugs from a drugs depot and their drug dealing friend Sam (Waddah Sari) helps in distribution. Meanwhile Tarek has met Amie (Rachael Taylor), an Anglo-Australian girl who likes to party and to snort cocaine.
[edit] Cast
- Rachael Taylor as Amie
- Martin Henderson as Mathew
- Les Chantery as Tarek
- Daniel Amalm as Cassar
- Serhat Caradee as Zac
- Bren Foster as Jamal
- Waddah Sari as Sam
- Buddy Dannoun as Nabil
- Matuse Terror as Hamdi
- Ian Roberts as Bell Room Door Man
- Drew Pearson as Camera News Man
- Erica Lovell as Brigid
- Fayssal Bazzi as Assad
- Hani Malik as Walid
- Taffy Hany as Yousaf Ayoub
- Yasser Assadi as Ali
- Vico Thai as Police Officer
- Jake Wall as Simon
- Dan Mor as Danny
- Hunter McMahon as Craig
- Jayb Hoyt as Brian
- Clint Facey as Sean
- Eddie Idik as Bell Room Doorman 2
- Helen Chebatte as Huda
[edit] Film festivals
- Sydney Film Festival 2009
- Chicago International Film Festival 2009
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2009
- Dubai International Film Festival 2009
- Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2009
- London Australian Film Festival 2010
[edit] Accolades
- Sydney Film Festival Audience Award - Serhat Caradee - Won
- Australian Directors Guild (ADG), Best Direction - Serhat Caradee - Nominated
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, Best Original Screenplay - Serhat Caradee - Nominated
- Australian Writers Guild (AWGIE) - Serhat Caradee - Nominated
- Inside Film Awards, Best Film - Serhat Caradee - Nominated
[edit] Reception and Box Office
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Cedar Boys grossed $204,160 at the box office in Australia.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Cedar Boys at the Internet Movie Database
- Cedar Boys on Serhat Caradee's official website
