Angel Baby (1995 film)
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92% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Drama, Romance Duration Country Australia | 7.2/10 IMDb Director Michael Rymer Screenplay Michael Rymer Writer Michael Rymer Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) Music director Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer Cast John Lynch (Harry), Jacqueline McKenzie (Kate), Colin Friels (Morris Goodman), Deborra-Lee Furness (Louise Goodman), Geoff Brooks (Rowan), Humphrey Bower (Frank)Similar movies Mad Max: Fury Road , Mad Max , The Switch , A Beautiful Mind , Snowpiercer , The King's Speech Tagline An extraordinary story of love's transcendent power. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angel Baby is a 1995 Australian drama film written and directed by Michael Rymer and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. The film was produced in 1993–94. It is a love story of two people with schizophrenia.
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Plot
Harry (Lynch) and Kate (McKenzie) meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. They move in together and Kate gets pregnant. In the hospital, Kate dies while giving birth to their daughter. Harry asks his brother to take care of his daughter and walks to the bridge where Kate and Harry once stood to "fly". The film ends there and Harry's further actions are open for interpretation.
Awards
The film swept the boards at the 1995 AFI Awards winning all the major categories as well as several major international film festivals.
Box office
Angel Baby grossed $1,070,726 at the box office in Australia.
References
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