72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Break of Day

Ken Hannam
Australia
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Tom, wounded during the war, returns in 1920 to his birthhome to work in the local newspaper. Married to Beth and waiting for the arrival of his first son, both are reaching the breaking point of their unstable marriage union. One morning he meets a painter arrived from Melbourne, Alice, a lonely and independent woman, capable ot facing the curious and the scandal that hers and her friends free lifestyle create in the village. 

Director
Ken Hannam (Australia)
Screenplay
Cliff Green
Photography
Russell Boyd
Edition
Max Lemon
Music
George Dreyfus
Cast
Andrew McFarlane, Sara Kestelman, Ingrid mason, John Bell, Tony Barry
Sound
Don Connelly
Format
35 mm
Running Time
112 m.
Country
Australia
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