Praise (1999)

★ 4.8 1h 38m 8 votes IMDb
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Gordon, a 25-year-old chain-smoking asthmatic who unhappily works at a Brisbane bottle shop, moves into a run-down residential hotel. He becomes embroiled in a romance with Cynthia, a former co-worker who suffers from eczema and low self-esteem. Gordon and Cynthia occupy themselves with drink, drugs, sex, and Scrabble. A love triangle arises when Gordon's former love, Rachel, comes back into his life.

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Cast

Peter Fenton
Peter Fenton as Gordon
Sacha Horler
Sacha Horler as Cynthia Age 55 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sacha Horler (born 12 February 1971) is an Australian actress. Her parents were lawyers, but co-founded Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company in the early 1970s. Sacha Horler graduated from Sydney's Nation...
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton as Leo Age 52 · Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and producer. He has appeared in the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III – Rev...
Marta Dusseldorp
Marta Dusseldorp as Rachel Age 53 · Australia Marta Dusseldorp is an award-winning popular Australian television and stage actress..
Tex Perkins
Tex Perkins as Raymond Age 61 · Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Gregory Stephen Perkins, better known by his stage name Tex Perkins, is an Australian singer-songwriter who fronts the Australian rock-band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bou...
Lynette Curran
Lynette Curran as Sexual Health Worker Age 81 · Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lynette Curran is an Australian actress best known for her roles in Australian television series and films. Between 1967 and 1974 she was a regular in soap oper...
Director John Curran
Cast Peter Fenton, Sacha Horler, Joel Edgerton, Marta Dusseldorp, Yvette Duncan, Tex Perkins, Lynette Curran, Damon Herriman, Loene Carmen, Basil Clarke

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