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Some people will do anything to get out of paying the rent... - He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
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Title: He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

Release Date: 30 Aug 2001

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Australian Film Finance Corporation, Fandango Australia, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Notorious Films

Production Companies: Australian Film Finance Corporation, Fandango Australia, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Notorious Films

Overview: A search for love, meaning and bathroom solitude. Danny goes through a series of shared housing experiences in a succession of cities on the east coast of Australia. Together these vignettes form a narrative that is surprisingly reflective.

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Average Vote: 7 (146 votes)

Cast

  • Danny: Noah Taylor
  • Sam: Emily Hamilton
  • Anya: Romane Bohringer
  • Taylor: Alex Menglet
  • Flip: Brett Stewart
  • Milo: Damian Walshe-Howling
  • Nina: Sophie Lee
  • Dirk: Francis McMahon
  • Iain the Socialist: Ian Hughes
  • Derek the Bank Clerk: Robert H. Rimmer
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