Stranded (2005 film)

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Stranded
Directed byStuart McDonald
StarringEmma Lung
Emily Browning
Release date
[1]
Running time
52min
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Stranded is a 2005 Australian short film directed by Stuart McDonald and starring Emma Lung and Emily Browning.[2] It won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Australian Short Film in 2006.

Reception[edit]

Debi Enker writes in The Age "In spite of the darkness of the material and a bleak representation of suburban life, McDonald balances the drama with a wry humour, celebrating the inventive and rebellious spirit of his teenagers as O'Brien's script offers some hopeful, if unexpected, resolutions for the characters."[3] The NT News calls it "a fresh new Australian drama."[1] Writing in The Herald Sun Robert Fidgeon concludes "Solid going, but deserves your support."[4]

Lung won the 2006 Australian Film Institute's Industry Awards award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft and the 2007 Logie awards Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent[5] for her role.

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Family values up for grabs", NT News, 20 February 2006
  2. ^ "Stranded (2005) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
  3. ^ Enker, Debi (16 February 2006), "Critic's view", The Age
  4. ^ Fidgeon, Robert (22 February 2006), "TV Eye", Herald Sun
  5. ^ "Logie for Susie, but not for Aaron", Torres News, 16 May 2007

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