Anni Finsterer

Candy (2006)

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A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Armfield
CAST:  Abbie Cornish  •  Heath Ledger  •  Geoffrey Rush  •  Tony Martin

A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Armfield
CAST:  Abbie Cornish  •  Heath Ledger  •  Geoffrey Rush  •  Tony Martin

The Clinic (2010)

While traveling across country with her fiancé, Beth wakes alone in an isolated clinic to a mother's worst nightmare. Just how far will she go to save her child?  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Rabbitts
CAST:  Tabrett Bethell  •  Freya Stafford  •  Andy Whitfield  •  Clare Bowen

While traveling across country with her fiancé, Beth wakes alone in an isolated clinic to a mother's worst nightmare. Just how far will she go to save her child?  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Rabbitts
CAST:  Tabrett Bethell  •  Freya Stafford  •  Andy Whitfield  •  Clare Bowen

Thomson of Arnhem Land (2000)

In the 1930s tensions between the government and the Indigenous peoples of Australia's north were on a knife-edge. Donald Thomson, an anthropologist, volunteered to go to Arnhem Land to make peace. For over two years, he lived with the Aboriginal people, forging ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Moore
CAST:  Anni Finsterer  •  Peter Bain-Hogg  •  Robert Menzies

In the 1930s tensions between the government and the Indigenous peoples of Australia's north were on a knife-edge. Donald Thomson, an anthropologist, volunteered to go to Arnhem Land to make peace. For over two years, he lived with the Aboriginal people, forging ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Moore
CAST:  Anni Finsterer  •  Peter Bain-Hogg  •  Robert Menzies

Strange Fits of Passion (1999)

The hilarious tale of a sexually-curious, romantically-frustrated bookstore clerk on a mission to lose her virginity. In between encounters with other people, she returns to the one person she can trust and truly relate to, her gay friend Jimmy, whose faith in love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elise McCredie
CAST:  Michela Noonan  •  Mitchell Butel  •  Samuel Johnson  •  Steve Adams

The hilarious tale of a sexually-curious, romantically-frustrated bookstore clerk on a mission to lose her virginity. In between encounters with other people, she returns to the one person she can trust and truly relate to, her gay friend Jimmy, whose faith in love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elise McCredie
CAST:  Michela Noonan  •  Mitchell Butel  •  Samuel Johnson  •  Steve Adams

To Have & To Hold (1996)

An Australian widower living in New Guinea starts a relationship with a woman very similar to his much-beloved wife, but their life together turns out to be far from the imagined romantic ideal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hillcoat
CAST:  Tchéky Karyo  •  Rachel Griffiths  •  Justine Bateman  •  Steve Jacobs

An Australian widower living in New Guinea starts a relationship with a woman very similar to his much-beloved wife, but their life together turns out to be far from the imagined romantic ideal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hillcoat
CAST:  Tchéky Karyo  •  Rachel Griffiths  •  Justine Bateman  •  Steve Jacobs

Prime Mover (2009)

A long haul truckie who finds that the reality of his existence is far removed from his youthful dreams of owning and driving his own prime mover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Caesar
CAST:  Michael Dorman  •  Emily Barclay  •  Ben Mendelsohn  •  William McInnes

A long haul truckie who finds that the reality of his existence is far removed from his youthful dreams of owning and driving his own prime mover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Caesar
CAST:  Michael Dorman  •  Emily Barclay  •  Ben Mendelsohn  •  William McInnes

Lessons in the Language of Love (1995)

Two people meet, they connect. One disconnects, the other can't and then it's all over. The definitive guide to a language harder to learn than Votyak but much more important.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Patterson
CAST:  Gabrielle Adkins  •  Marianne Bryant  •  Anni Finsterer  •  Alan Flower

Two people meet, they connect. One disconnects, the other can't and then it's all over. The definitive guide to a language harder to learn than Votyak but much more important.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Patterson
CAST:  Gabrielle Adkins  •  Marianne Bryant  •  Anni Finsterer  •  Alan Flower

3 Acts of Murder (2009)

In 1928 Arthur Upfield, Australia’s premier crime writer, plotted the perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockman Snowy Rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was published. This true story ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowan Woods
CAST:  Robert Menzies  •  Luke Ford  •  Nicholas Hope  •  Anni Finsterer

In 1928 Arthur Upfield, Australia’s premier crime writer, plotted the perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockman Snowy Rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was published. This true story ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowan Woods
CAST:  Robert Menzies  •  Luke Ford  •  Nicholas Hope  •  Anni Finsterer

Teenage Kicks (2016)

Miklós is at the age when everything feels high-stakes. He is coming to terms with his own sexuality, and when his best friend Dan reveals that he has a new girlfriend, this puts an end to their plans to run away together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Boreham
CAST:  Miles Szanto  •  Daniel Webber  •  Anni Finsterer  •  Shari Sebbens

Miklós is at the age when everything feels high-stakes. He is coming to terms with his own sexuality, and when his best friend Dan reveals that he has a new girlfriend, this puts an end to their plans to run away together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Boreham
CAST:  Miles Szanto  •  Daniel Webber  •  Anni Finsterer  •  Shari Sebbens

Johnny Ghost (2011)

Millicent, a professional musician, wants to get her old commemorative tattoo removed, but the ghosts of her post-punk past wont let her go so easily.'  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donna McRae
CAST:  Anni Finsterer  •  Natalie Carr  •  Clara Pagone  •  Si Francis

Millicent, a professional musician, wants to get her old commemorative tattoo removed, but the ghosts of her post-punk past wont let her go so easily.'  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donna McRae
CAST:  Anni Finsterer  •  Natalie Carr  •  Clara Pagone  •  Si Francis

Sweet Country (2018)

In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Warwick Thornton
CAST:  Hamilton Morris  •  Bryan Brown  •  Sam Neill  •  Thomas M. Wright

In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Warwick Thornton
CAST:  Hamilton Morris  •  Bryan Brown  •  Sam Neill  •  Thomas M. Wright

I Met a Girl (2020)

An impulsive musician struggling with schizophrenia falls for a mysterious woman who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on a cross- country journey across Australia to find her, forcing his long-suffering brother to try to rescue him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luke Eve
CAST:  Brenton Thwaites  •  Lily Sullivan  •  Joel Jackson  •  Zahra Newman

An impulsive musician struggling with schizophrenia falls for a mysterious woman who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on a cross- country journey across Australia to find her, forcing his long-suffering brother to try to rescue him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luke Eve
CAST:  Brenton Thwaites  •  Lily Sullivan  •  Joel Jackson  •  Zahra Newman

True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

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Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Kurzel
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  George MacKay  •  Charlie Hunnam

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Kurzel
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  George MacKay  •  Charlie Hunnam

Backpedal (2019)

A collage of an American poem, exploring the universality of womanhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dani Pearce
CAST:  Anni Finsterer  •  Brenna Harding

A collage of an American poem, exploring the universality of womanhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dani Pearce
CAST:  Anni Finsterer  •  Brenna Harding

Three Stories Inside a Rental Van (2019)

The life of a white rental van is told in three parts via the different people who hire it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Attey
CAST:  Alice Qin  •  Anni Finsterer  •  Brendan Bacon  •  Dan Wood

The life of a white rental van is told in three parts via the different people who hire it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Attey
CAST:  Alice Qin  •  Anni Finsterer  •  Brendan Bacon  •  Dan Wood

Cody: A Family Affair (1994)

Cody and Fiorelli try to catch diamond smugglers, but the gems are not where they were supposed to be. Cody embarks to infiltrate the dealers who brought the diamonds in from South Africa. He also searches for a missing teenager.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Barry
CAST:  Gary Sweet  •  Heather Mitchell  •  Robert Mammone  •  Steven Grives

Cody and Fiorelli try to catch diamond smugglers, but the gems are not where they were supposed to be. Cody embarks to infiltrate the dealers who brought the diamonds in from South Africa. He also searches for a missing teenager.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Barry
CAST:  Gary Sweet  •  Heather Mitchell  •  Robert Mammone  •  Steven Grives

The Stranger (2022)

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas M. Wright
CAST:  Joel Edgerton  •  Sean Harris  •  Jada Alberts  •  Fletcher Humphrys

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas M. Wright
CAST:  Joel Edgerton  •  Sean Harris  •  Jada Alberts  •  Fletcher Humphrys

We Have Me (2021)

When a high school basketball captain is faced with suspension for breaking school property, a young girl with down syndrome takes him under her wing in order to win a dance competition and pay for the damages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacob Melamed
CAST:  Anni Finsterer  •  Travis Jeffery  •  Carlos Sanson Jr.  •  Emily Scerri-Rikkert

When a high school basketball captain is faced with suspension for breaking school property, a young girl with down syndrome takes him under her wing in order to win a dance competition and pay for the damages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacob Melamed
CAST:  Anni Finsterer  •  Travis Jeffery  •  Carlos Sanson Jr.  •  Emily Scerri-Rikkert

Lonesome (2023)

Two young men make a connection neither of them expects or knows how to navigate. Casey, a young man from the countryside running from a small-town scandal, finds himself down and out in the big smoke of Sydney. When he meets Tib, a young city lad, struggling with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Boreham
CAST:  Josh Lavery  •  Zarif  •  Anni Finsterer  •  Ian Roberts

Two young men make a connection neither of them expects or knows how to navigate. Casey, a young man from the countryside running from a small-town scandal, finds himself down and out in the big smoke of Sydney. When he meets Tib, a young city lad, struggling with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Boreham
CAST:  Josh Lavery  •  Zarif  •  Anni Finsterer  •  Ian Roberts